Malvaceae
Light poppymallow
Callirhoe alcaeoides
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Callirhoe
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Light poppymallow
Synonyms
- Callirhoe macrorrhiza A.Gray
- Malva pedata Torr. & A.Gray
- Malva pedata var. umbellata Torr. & A.Gray
- Sesquicella alceoides Alef.
- Sesquicella macrorhiza Alef.
- Sida alcaeoides Michx.
- Sida macrorhiza E.James
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Rob John, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meghan Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.