Vancouveria ()Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607 is a small group of plants belonging to the barberry family described as a genus in 1834.Morren, Charles François Antoine & Decaisne, Joseph. 1834. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 2 2: 351. 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.Flora of North America Vol. 3, Inside-out flower, Vancouveria C. Morren & Decaisne The genus was named after George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer.
SpeciesThe Plant List, VancouveriaBiota of North America Program 2013 county range maps Image Name Distribution Vancouveria chrysantha Greene – golden inside-out flower California (Siskiyou + Del Norte Counties), Oregon (Curry + Josephine Counties) Vancouveria hexandra (Hook.) C.Morren & Decne. – white inside-out flower northwestern California (from Napa to Siskiyou), western Oregon, southwestern WashingtonVancouveria planipetala Calloni – redwood inside-out flower California as far south as Monterey County, southwestern Oregon
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