Berberidaceae

White inside-out-flower

Vancouveria hexandra C.Morren & Decne.

Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Vancouveria

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White inside-out-flower: White Inside-out-flower — Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Croatian: Rilasta zvjezdica
English: White inside-out-flower, White insideout flower, White inside-out flower
Polish: Wankuweria sześciopręcikowa

Synonyms

Caulophyllum gracile Douglas ex Hook.
Epimedium hexandrum Hook.
Sculeria geminata Raf.
Vancouveria brevicula Greene
Vancouveria parvifolia Greene
Vancouveria picta Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.