Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Callirhoe triangulata (Leavenw.) A.Gray |
Bibliography | Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s. 4(1): 16 (1849) |
Native Range | ec. & se. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 100-300m |
Description | lower leaves triangular-ovate, crenate or lobate, upper leaves often with 3-more broad lobes, flowers 4-5cm across in raceme |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Malva campanuloides G.Lodd. ex Bosse Malva houghtonii Torr. & A.Gray Malva triangulata Leavenw. Nuttallia cordifolia Nutt. Nuttallia triangulata (Leavenw.) Hook. Sesquicella triangulata (Leavenw.) Alef. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, MSO Missouri, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina) |