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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Malvaceae
Callirhoe triangulata (Leavenw.) A.Gray
clustered poppy mallow
Callirhoe: from Greek mythology; Greek calos, "beautiful"
triangulata: triangular
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 16"-40" tall, roughly hairy forb; roots thicker near the middle and tapering toward the ends |
| Flower: | red with a white center, 5-parted, 1 1/4"-2 1/2" wide, petals square at the tips; inflorescence of several, crowded flowers on a short stalk from the leaf axils; blooms June-Aug. |
| Leaf: | mostly triangular with a wide base, shallowly-lobed, long-stalked |
| Habitat: | full sun; dry; prairies, woods, inland sands; in sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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