Vancouveria hexandra

Inside-out flower - Berberidaceae - only herbacious member of Vancouveria - herbaceous perennial - moist - shady - understory - Pacific Northwest - < 40cm tall - hexandra = 6 flowers - compond leaf 9 leaflets 3 sets of 3 - 3 lobed - rhizomatous runner - covers and holds dies back to ground in winter = soil gets exposed to winter rain = ruins top layer of soil structure = plant with evergreens