Epimedium sagittatum

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Epimedium sagittatum
At Koishikawa Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Epimedium
Species:
E. sagittatum
Binomial name
Epimedium sagittatum
(Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.

Epimedium sagittatum is a flowering plant in the barberry family (Berberidaceae) native to China.[1] It is known locally as 三枝九叶草[2] and is sometimes called horny goat weed for its purported aphrodisiac properties.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Epimedium sagittatum (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ Junsheng Ying; David E. Boufford; Anthony R. Brach. "Epimedium sagittatum". Flora of China. Vol. 19. Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ "Herbal Safety - Horny Goat Weed". The University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved 31 December 2020.