| Other Names | Poppy Mallow | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Callirhoe digitatata | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Mallow ( Malvaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals
8-20 in. tall wih gray-green stems. Flower: 1-2 in. across five violet to red-violet (occasionally white) petals, cup shaped at first opening out nearly flat as flower matures. Stamens and pistil form a conelike structure in the center of the flower. Leaves:Alternate, but few leaves on upper part. Basal leaves have stems almost as long as the leaf. Coarsely lobed or scalloped to deeply divided into five lobes. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller Texas Wildflowers, Revised Edition (2006) p. 161 | |||||||||||||
April - June
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