COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
7333
catalog_number
7333
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.7333_1200.Cal_inv1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.7333_1200.Cal_inv1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7333
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7333
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
scientific_name
Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Malvaceae
family
Malvaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Callirhoe
genus
Callirhoe
Genus
false
Species:
involucrata
specific_epithet
involucrata
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
(Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
scientific_name_author
(Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Saline
county
Saline
County
false
Locality:
Brookville, 0.5 mi N. Brookville Cemetery. Sandstone substrate.
locality
Brookville, 0.5 mi N. Brookville Cemetery. Sandstone substrate.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Smoky Hills
physiographic_province
Smoky Hills
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
7/2/1995
date_collected
7/2/1995
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek calos, "beautiful"
genus_name_meaning
From Greek calos, "beautiful"
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
leaf edges rolled inward
species_name_meaning
leaf edges rolled inward
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Purple poppy mallow
common_names
Purple poppy mallow
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1.5-8 dm long
description
Height: 1.5-8 dm long
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are rose to purple and bloom from April to October.
description
Species description: Flowers are rose to purple and bloom from April to October.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Spreading perennial herb with a woody root. The branched stems may be up to 7 dm long. Leaves are alternate, simple, and deeply palmately lobed with linear segments. Stems and leaves are hairy."
description
"Species description: Spreading perennial herb with a woody root. The branched stems may be up to 7 dm long. Leaves are alternate, simple, and deeply palmately lobed with linear segments. Stems and leaves are hairy."
Description
false
Description:
"Habitat: Dry prairies and open woods, usually on sandy soils."
description
"Habitat: Dry prairies and open woods, usually on sandy soils."
Description
false
Description:
"Range in Kansas: Throughout the state, except in the extreme southeast."
description
"Range in Kansas: Throughout the state, except in the extreme southeast."
Description
false
Description:
Edible uses: Roots can be cooked and taste like sweet potato. Leaves used to thicken soups
description
Edible uses: Roots can be cooked and taste like sweet potato. Leaves used to thicken soups
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Used to treat head colds and bronchial congestion by inhaling smoke from a smouldering root. Root tea used both internally and externally for pain.
description
Medicinal Uses: Used to treat head colds and bronchial congestion by inhaling smoke from a smouldering root. Root tea used both internally and externally for pain.
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in rich, sandy, dry soil in full sun."
description
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in rich, sandy, dry soil in full sun."
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in fall. Division--in spring. Cuttings--taken in spring.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in fall. Division--in spring. Cuttings--taken in spring.
Description
false
Color:
Rose
color
Rose
Color
false
Color:
Purple
color
Purple
Color
false