Carpenteria
Carpenteria
Genus of flowering plants
Carpenteria /ˌkɑːrpənˈtɪəriə ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnɪkə/,[2] the tree anemone or bush anemone, is a genus of flowering plants in the hydrangea family Hydrangeaceae.[3] It is closely related to the similar genus Philadelphus and is monotypic, being represented by the single species Carpenteria californica which is a flowering evergreen shrub native to the Sierra Nevada foothills in California.
The genus was named in honor of Dr. William Marbury Carpenter,[4] a noted botanist from Louisiana.