FNPS Plant Database

Callirhoe papaver

woodland poppymallow

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

woodland poppymallow

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Callirhoe papaver

Family:

Malvaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-2 ft tall by wide-spreading ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

red,purple

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Small specimen plant.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

This plant is state-listed as Endangered. Please acquire only through reputable nurseries or grow it from seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

acidic to circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars

Larval Host to the checkered-skipper ( Pyrgus communis ).





Attracts bees.

Native Habitats:

Upland mixed forest. Found in edges or understory and on roadsides.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Found naturally in Florida in glades, which have marly soils, and in Alachua County, in shallow sands over marl deposits that cover the underlying limerock.

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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