Vancouveria Explained

Vancouveria ^[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]}

1. Vancouveria chrysantha Greene – golden inside-out flower – California (Siskiyou + Del Norte Counties), Oregon (Curry + Josephine Counties)
2. Vancouveria hexandra (Hook.) C.Morren & Decne. – white inside-out flower – northwestern California (from Napa to Siskiyou), western Oregon, southwestern Washington
3. Vancouveria planipetala Calloni – redwood inside-out flower – California as far south as Monterey County, southwestern Oregon

External links

• 3972-1. Vancouveria.

Notes and References

1. Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
2. Morren, Charles François Antoine & Decaisne, Joseph. 1834. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 2 2: 351.
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=134345 Flora of North America Vol. 3, Inside-out flower, Vancouveria C. Morren & Decaisne
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Vancouveria The Plant List, Vancouveria
5. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Vancouveria Biota of North America Program 2013 county range maps