''Vancouveria planipetala'' is a species of flowering plant in the

barberry family The Berberidaceae are a family of 18 genera of flowering plants commonly called the barberry family. This family is in the order Ranunculales. The family contains about 700 known species, of which the majority are in '' Berberis''. The species ...

known by the common names redwood inside-out flower and redwood ivy.Flora of North America: ''Vancouveria planipetala''
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Distribution

The plant is native to northwestern California and southwestern Oregon, where it occurs in Klamath Mountains and northern California Coast Ranges. It grows in forests, especially Coast redwood forests.

Description

''Vancouveria planipetala'' is a rhizomatous perennial herb with a short, mostly underground stem. It produces a patch of basal leaves which are each made up of round or heart-shaped leaflets borne on long, reddish petioles. The inflorescence appears in May and June. It is a

panicle A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...

of flowers on a long, erect

peduncle Peduncle may refer to: *Peduncle (botany), a stalk supporting an inflorescence, which is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed *Peduncle (anatomy), a stem, through which a mass of tissue is attached to a body **Peduncle (art ...

. Each small, drooping flower has six inner sepals which look like petals. They are a few millimeters in length, white, and reflexed back, or upwards, away from the flower center. Lying against the sepals are the smaller true petals, which are white or purple-tinged and flat-tipped or notched. There are six

stamen The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...

s and a large glandular

ovary The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the body. ...

. The species is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for planting in native plant and wildlife gardens.

References

External links

Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Vancouveria planipetala''U.C. CalPhotos gallery of ''Vancouveria planipetala''
planipetala Flora of California Flora of Oregon Flora of the Klamath Mountains Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Garden plants of North America Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Berberidaceae-stub