Biology: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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| Epimedium grandiflorum C.Morren
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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". http://worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000669993#synonyms.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Epimedium grandiflorum | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 25 September 2022 }}
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "Epimedium grandiflorum - Plant Finder". https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277770&isprofile=0&gen=Epimedium.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2021. p. 38. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf#page=38.
- ↑ "RHS - E. grandiflorum 'Akagi-Zakura'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/368155/epimedium-grandiflorum-akagi-zakura/details.
- ↑ "RHS - E. grandiflorum 'Circe'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/315445/epimedium-grandiflorum-circe/details.
- ↑ "HORNY GOAT WEED: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD" (in en). https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-699/horny-goat-weed.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2617435 entry
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