''Vancouveria'' () is a small group of plants belonging to the
barberry family described as a genus in 1834. The three plants in this genus are known generally as inside-out flowers, and they are endemic to the West Coast of the United States.
[Flora of North America Vol. 3, Inside-out flower, ''Vancouveria'' C. Morren & Decaisne]
/ref> The genus was named after George Vancouver
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what a ...
, English navigator and explorer.
;Species[Biota of North America Program 2013 county range maps]
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#'' Vancouveria chrysantha'' Greene – golden inside-out flower – California
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( Siskiyou + Del Norte Counties), Oregon
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(Curry
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+ Josephine Counties)
#''Vancouveria hexandra
''Vancouveria hexandra'', the white inside-out flower, is a perennial herb in the barberry family Berberidaceae. It is found in southwestern British Columbia, western Washington and Oregon and northwestern California and is a common understory he ...
'' (Hook.) C.Morren & Decne. – white inside-out flower – northwestern California
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(from Napa to Siskiyou), western Oregon
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, southwestern Washington
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#'' Vancouveria planipetala'' Calloni – redwood inside-out flower – California as far south as Monterey County
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, southwestern Oregon
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Berberidaceae genera
Flora of the West Coast of the United States
Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne
Taxa named by Charles François Antoine Morren