Epimedium grandiflorum

Epimedium grandiflorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Epimedium
Species:
E. grandiflorum
Binomial name
Epimedium grandiflorum
Synonyms[1]
  • Endoplectris tricolor Raf.
  • Epimedium grandiflorum f. flavescens Stearn
  • Epimedium grandiflorum f. heterochroum Y.Hayashi
  • Epimedium grandiflorum f. violaceum (C.Morren) Stearn
  • Epimedium grandiflorum var. higoense T.Shimizu
  • Epimedium macranthum C.Morren & Decne.
  • Epimedium pumilum Baker
  • Epimedium violaceum var. grandiflorum Siebold & de Vriese

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]

  • E. grandiflorum 'Akagi-Zakura'[6]
  • E. grandiflorum 'Circe'[7]

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

  1. ^ "WFO Synonyms - E. grandiflorum". World Flora Online. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Epimedium grandiflorum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. ^ "Epimedium grandiflorum - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2021. p. 38. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "RHS - E. grandiflorum 'Akagi-Zakura'". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "RHS - E. grandiflorum 'Circe'". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "HORNY GOAT WEED: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD". www.webmd.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
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