Hydrangeaceae
Tree anemone
Carpenteria californica
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Carpenteria
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 木银莲, 茶花常山
- Croatian
- Karpenterija
- English
- Tree anemone
- Polish
- Karpenteria kalifornijska
- Russian
- Карпентерия калифорнийская
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hanxiouchao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeff Harris, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: The Marmot from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie Burton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eddie Hwang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eddie Hwang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.