POPPY MALLOW 



Callirhoe triangulata (Lcavcnw. ) A. Gray 



July - August Aldiii;- the i(i;i(lsi(lc.s and in the lilack oak woods of the 

 Sands sand ittuntry there l)hissoin in sununer the Iji'luht 



ilowcrs ol' pojipy mallow. It is a roior and a I'onn not 

 connnon in this part of the eountiy: aiul the i)oi)py mallow is so splendid 

 that it mifjht seem to \)o a pudcn llower eseaped to the woods. 



l'o])py mallow is fairly common in the sand country, especially 

 alon«;- Jioute 100 hetwcen Beardstcnni and ^leredosia. and further north 

 in the sands of the Jlavana re-^aon. It is one of the ))lants typical (»f the 

 sands; in a haunt re.«tricted to a specialized lloia. it stands out as a 

 heautit'id llower, 



Tlu' llowers are the typical mallow form — live petals, scpiared oft 

 and notched, arrangt'd around a center composed of a cluh-shaped concen- 

 tration of stamens and pi.<til. The petals are a silky, irlistening, hright 

 magentn-rose or lavender-rose, occasionally pure white. They stand erect 

 on thin, wirv stems on ]dants which sometimes recline upon the sands. 

 The upper leaves aie nairow or three-]>arted, the lower leaves long and 

 triangular or halherd-shaped. the K)wermost heai-t-shajx^d. Many fonns 

 of leaves ai)pear on one plant. Tiny are thin, waxy, rough, and dark 

 green. 



Poppy mallow is found in the sandy black oak woods where New 

 Jersey tea, rabbit's bean, lead plant, aromatic sumac, and prickly pear 

 cacti are connnon. It blooms from June throughout August, 



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