XCallirhoe involucrata - Purple PoppymallowX
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Purple Poppymallow -or- Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata), family Malvaceae (Mallow)
Per the website NATIVE AMERICAN ETHNOBOTANY are these uses of the species:
Medicinal Uses:
DAKOTA Tribe - Decoction of root taken for internal pains. Smoke of dried root used to bathe aching body parts. Root smoke inhaled for head cold. KIOWA and OTHER - Flowers kept, because of their beauty, have an esthetic appeal.
Edible Uses: No known edible uses.
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Plant location: Sighted at Roxborough Park Colorado on July 10, 2010. GPS coordinates: N39?25.773 W105?04.140 - Elevation: 6217'Plant -
Bloom season: May through August. Plains/Foothills dweller.Foliage -
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