Epimedium
Sign in to saveEpimedium, also known as barrenwort, '''bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo''' (), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae. The majority of the species are endemic to China, with smaller numbers elsewhere in Asia and a few in the Mediterranean region.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRanunculales
- FamilyBerberidaceae
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Key facts
- Chinese.c
- 淫羊藿
- Chinese.l
- "lascivious goat huo"
- Chinese.p
- yín yáng huò
- Chinese.j
- Jam4 joeng4 fok3
- Chinese.y
- Yàhm yèuhng fok
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- Description
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- Horticultural hybrids
- Cultivation
- Propagation
- Chemistry
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Epimedium, also known as barrenwort, '''bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo' (), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae. The majority of the species are endemic to China, with smaller numbers elsewhere in Asia and a few in the Mediterranean region.
Epimedium species are deciduous or evergreen hardy perennials. The majority have four-parted "spider-like" flowers in spring.