Whipplea

Whipplea modesta

"Whipplea" is a monotypic genus containing the single species "Whipplea modesta", which is known by several common names including common whipplea, yerba de selva, and modesty. It is a dicot shrub or sub-shrub in the Hydrangeaceae family, native to the Pacific Coastal region of the United States.
common Whipplea with a little hoverfly Geotagged,Spring,United States,Whipplea,Whipplea modesta

Naming

"Whipplea" appears to have been first recorded in 1853 by the Scottish botanical explorer John Jeffrey in the Umpqua Valley near Mount Shasta, California, and named for Lieutenant Amiel Weeks Whipple, American surveyor and engineer.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCornales
FamilyHydrangeaceae
GenusWhipplea
SpeciesW. modesta
Photographed in
United States of America