Callirhoe involucrata

Species category

Flower, Revegetation or Rangeland, Weed

Common name

purple poppymallow

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

MericarpMericarp:
One-half of a two-sectioned fruit known as a schizocarp (e.g. carrot).

Shape

D-shaped outline and wedged laterally from hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).

Size

  • Length: 2.5–3.9 mm
  • Width: 2.5–4 mm
  • Thickness: 0.5–0.9 mm 

Color

Gray

Texture

Deep reticulations on the sides and the back

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is a deep notch on a narrow edge.

Identification notes

Bases of the reticulations are granularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Malvaceae

Valid name

Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray

 Callirhoe involucrata.  Mericarps with deep reticulations on the sides and the back.
Callirhoe involucrata. Mericarps with deep reticulations on the sides and the back.