| Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Vancouveria planipetala Calloni |
| Synonyms | Epimedium planipetalum (Calloni) Citerne |
| Vancouveria concolor Greene | |
| Vancouveria crispa Greene | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 50-1700m |
| Description | leaves basal, usually biternate, persistent, leaflets broadly ovate, to 4cm wide, cordate, trilobate, panicle lax, 20-50-flowered, corolla 6-8mm long, petals trilobate |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | pale bluish, white |
| 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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