Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
Genus species | Vancouveria hexandra C.Morren & Decne. |
Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 2: 351 (1834) |
Native Range | Washington to nw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 100-1900m |
Description | rhizomatous, leaves 10-30cm long, long petiolate, biternate, leaflets cordate-ovate, stem and petioles brown hirsute, panicle 10-30-flowered, corolla hexamerous |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Caulophyllum gracile Douglas ex Hook. Epiedium hexandrum Hook. Sculeria geminata Raf. Vancouveria brevicula Greene Vancouveria parvifolia Greene Vancouveria picta Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |