Vancouveria

Genus of flowering plants belonging to the barberry family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vancouveria (/væn.kˈvɪəriə/)[1] is a small group of plants belonging to the barberry family described as a genus in 1834.[2] The three plants in this genus are known generally as inside-out flowers, and they are endemic to the West Coast of the United States.[3] The genus was named after George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer.

Species[3][4][5]
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Vancouveria chrysantha Greene – golden inside-out flowerCalifornia (Siskiyou + Del Norte Counties), Oregon (Curry + Josephine Counties)
Vancouveria hexandra (Hook.) C.Morren & Decne. – white inside-out flowernorthwestern California (from Napa to Siskiyou), western Oregon, southwestern Washington
Vancouveria planipetala Calloni – redwood inside-out flowerCalifornia as far south as Monterey County, southwestern Oregon
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Inside-out flowers
Vancouveria hexandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Vancouveria
C.Morren & Decne.
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