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Vancouveria hexandra C.Morren & Decne.  
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FamilyBERBERIDACEAE
Genus speciesVancouveria hexandra C.Morren & Decne. 
BibliographyAnn. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 2: 351 (1834)
Native RangeWashington to nw. California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude100-1900m
Descriptionrhizomatous, leaves 10-30cm long, long petiolate, biternate, leaflets cordate-ovate, stem and petioles brown hirsute, panicle 10-30-flowered, corolla hexamerous
Size10-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCaulophyllum gracile Douglas ex Hook.
Epiedium hexandrum Hook.
Sculeria geminata Raf.
Vancouveria brevicula Greene
Vancouveria parvifolia Greene
Vancouveria picta Greene
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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