Definition

Noun 1. A perennial flowering plant: Callirhoe digitata is a species of herbaceous perennial plant native to the southern plains of the United States. It is characterized by its showy, cup-shaped flowers.

Usage

• is a drought-tolerant wildflower suitable for native plant gardens.
• The delicate, rose-colored blooms of appear in early summer.
• Botanists study the habitat requirements of species like .

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy: The name is used in its full binomial form () to specify this particular species within the genus and the family Malvaceae.
• In horticulture: It may be referenced by its common name, "fringed poppy mallow," but the scientific name ensures precise identification.

Variants and Related Words

• Fringed poppy mallow: The common name for .
• Callirhoe: The genus name, which includes other species like (purple poppy mallow).
• Poppy mallow: A general common name for plants in the genus .

Synonyms

• Fringed poppy mallow (common name)

Notes on Different Meanings

• This term has a single, specific meaning as the scientific name for a particular plant species. It is not used idiomatically or in other contexts.

Noun

1. perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers