Vancouveria hexandra

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Vancouveria hexandra
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Vancouveria hexandra in Seattle, Washington
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Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Vancouveria
Species:
V. hexandra
Binomial name
Vancouveria hexandra

Vancouveria hexandra, known as northerninside-out flower, [2] white inside-out flower, or duckfoot, is a perennial herb in the barberry family, Berberidaceae. It has small white flowers and is found in western North America.

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Description

Found in patches, the plant grows up to 50 centimetres (20 in) tall with leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) long, with two or three lobes. [2] The small flowers have six short white petals and six petal-like sepals that are bent back (as if in the process of turning inside out, hence the common name),[ citation needed ] with the pistil and six stamens coming to a point in the center. [2] [3]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in southwestern British Columbia, western Washington and Oregon and northwestern California and is a common understory herb in moist, shady Douglas-fir forests. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (3 January 2025). "Vancouveria hexandra| NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Spellenberg, Richard (2001) [1979]. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region (rev ed.). Knopf. p. 411. ISBN   978-0-375-40233-3.
  3. ↑ "Vancouveria hexandra". Jepson eFlora: Taxon page. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2015). "Vancouveria hexandra". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Vancouveria hexandra". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-23.


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