| Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Vancouveria chrysantha Greene |
| Synonyms | Epimedium chrysanthum (Greene) Kom. |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 100-1200m |
| Description | leaves basal, petiolate, biternate or with 3-5 leaflets, leaflets ovate, subcoriaceous, adaxially glabrous, glaucous, abaxially grey and pubescent, panicle lax, corolla 10-14mm |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BERBERIDACEAE
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