Common names Inside-out-flower (Gilkey et al.). Synonyms Epimedium hexandrum Hook., Vancouveria picta Greene, Vancouveria brevicula Greene (Hitchcock et al., 1969) . Plants herbs. Perennial. Rhizome present. Rhizome texture scaly. Rhizomes creeping. Stems erect. Stems branched. Bark brown, or yellow. Leaf position basal. Leaves ternate. Phyllotaxy alternate. Leaf shape elliptic, or ovate, or cordate. Leaf margin ternately divided. Leaf surface pubescent. Inflorescence position terminal. Inflorescence type raceme, or scapose. Flower 5–8 mm. Sepal shape oblong. Sepal color green. Corolla cream, or white. Petal linear. Spur absent. Fruit follicle. Fruit shape ellipsoid. Seed size 3 mm. Seed shape lunate, or reniform. Seed color black. Habitat In shady woods or under thick shrubbery.
