Malvaceae FAMILY

Callirhoe alcaeoides

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Callirhoe alcaeoides is a weakly erect or ascending, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a thick, tuberous taproot; it produces usually 2 - 8 stems (exceptionally up to 28) 15 - 85cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is possibly harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral N. America - Idaho to Iowa, south to New Mexico and Alabama.

HabitatPlains, prairies, roadsides, waste places; usually at elevations up to 1,000 metres, occasionally to 1,500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].