Malvaceae FAMILY

Callirhoe involucrata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Callirhoe involucrata is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a thick, tuberous taproot; it produces procumbent stems that form a mat of growth around 15 - 25cm tall and around 100cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested fom the wild for local use as a food and a medcine. Often grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it is valued for its attractive flowers and long flowering season.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral N. America - Wyoming to Minnesota and Indiana, south to northern Mexico, New Mexico, Texas and Arkansas

HabitatGrows in dry soils on the plains[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. Sandy, eroding dry ground and roadsides in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ]. Plains, prairies, waste places, along roads; at elevations from 200 - 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. ].