Vancouveria planipetala
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Vancouveria |
| Species: | V. planipetala
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Vancouveria planipetala is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family known by the common names redwood inside-out flower and redwood ivy.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The plant is native to northwestern California and southwestern Oregon, where it occurs in Klamath Mountains and northern California Coast Ranges.
It grows in forests, especially Coast redwood forests.
Description
[edit]Vancouveria planipetala is a rhizomatous perennial herb with a short, mostly underground stem. It produces a patch of basal leaves which are each made up of round or heart-shaped leaflets borne on long, reddish petioles.[2]
The inflorescence appears in May and June. It is a panicle of flowers on a long, erect peduncle. Each small, drooping flower has six inner sepals which look like petals. They are a few millimeters in length, white, and reflexed back, or upwards, away from the flower center. Lying against the sepals are the smaller true petals, which are white or purple-tinged and flat-tipped or notched. There are six stamens and a large glandular ovary.[2]
The species is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for planting in native plant and wildlife gardens.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Vancouveria planipetala
- U.C. CalPhotos gallery of Vancouveria planipetala
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