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Vancouveria hexandra
Vancouveria hexandra
American barrenwort · White inside-out-flower · White insideout flower · deciduous vancouvaria · northern inside-out flower · northern inside-out-flower · rökblad · vancouveria · varjosiippa · vrengeblom · vrengjeblom · white inside-out flower · white insideout flower · Ванкуверия шеститычинковая · 白折瓣花
At a glance
Origin / distribution: CA, NO, SE
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: AFZELIN, 2-(P-HYDROXY-PHENOXY)-5-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-BENZOCHROMONE, EPIMEDIN-A, EPIMEDIN-B
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Berberidaceae
Scientific name: Vancouveria hexandra
Common names: American barrenwort, White inside-out-flower, White insideout flower, deciduous vancouvaria, northern inside-out flower, northern inside-out-flower, rökblad, vancouveria, varjosiippa, vrengeblom, vrengjeblom, white inside-out flower, white insideout flower, Ванкуверия шеститычинковая, 白折瓣花
POWO: 107623-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in CA, NO, SE.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- CA
- NO
- SE
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AFZELIN
- 2-(P-HYDROXY-PHENOXY)-5-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-BENZOCHROMONE
- EPIMEDIN-A
- EPIMEDIN-B
- EPIMEDIN-C
- EPIMEDOSIDE-A
- EPIMEDOSIDE-E
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3'-(2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUT-4-ENYL)-FLAVONE
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3'-6-DI-(2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-BUT-4-ENYL)-FLAVONE
- HEXANDRASIDE-A
- HEXANDRASIDE-B
- HEXANDRASIDE-C
- HEXANDRASIDE-D
- HEXANDRASIDE-E
- HEXANDRASIDE-F
- ICARIIN
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- 3-(6-O-ACETYL-GALACTOSYL-(1,3)-RHAMNOSIDE)-7-GLUCOSIDE-ANHYDROICARITIN
- 3-GALACTOSYL-(1,3)-RHAMNOSIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE-ANHYDROICARITIN
- 3-O-FUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE-ANHYDROICARITIN
- 3-O-GLUCOSYL-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-ANHYDROICARITIN
- IKARISOSIDE-C
- IKARISOSIDE-F
- KAEMPFERITRIN
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSYL-RHAMNOSIDE-7-O-RHAMNOSIDE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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