| Epimedium grandiflorum | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Epimedium |
| Species: | E. grandiflorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Epimedium grandiflorum | |
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Epimedium grandiflorum, the large flowered barrenwort, or bishop's hat, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to Japan and Korea. [2]
Description
It is a deciduous perennial growing to 30 cm (12 in), with bright red stems with green heart-shaped leaves (copper-tinged when young) which are slightly hairy on the bottom. In spring it produces pink, white, yellow or purple long-spurred flowers. [3] The Latin specific epithet grandiflorum means large-flowered. [4]
Cultivation
Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden use, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit: [5]
Use
It is commonly packed in a capsule with other ingredients or sold as herbal flakes or powder with the name "horny goat weed". [8]
References
- ^ "WFO Synonyms - E. grandiflorum". World Flora Online. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Epimedium grandiflorum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "Epimedium grandiflorum - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2021. p. 38. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "RHS - E. grandiflorum 'Akagi-Zakura'". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "RHS - E. grandiflorum 'Circe'". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "HORNY GOAT WEED: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD". www.webmd.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
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