Family | Berberidaceae |
Subfamily | Berberidoideae |
Tribe | Berberideae |
Subtribe | Epimediinae |
Scientific name | Epimedium x youngianum Fischer & C. A. Meyer |
Synonyms | Epinedium x kitamuranum Yamakawa; Epimedium x trifoliatobinatum Koidzumi; Epimedium x youngianum Fischer & C. A. Meyer var. niveum Stern |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hime ikari-sou (ヒメイカリソウ, 姫碇草 [meaning: dwarf anchor weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Chugoku region), Shikoku, Kyhushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=12 |
Description | Leaves biternate. Flowering white 10-12mm across, in April to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Epimedium ×youngianum Fisch. & C.A. Mey. (pro sp.) |
Note | Epimedium x youngianum is a natural hybrids of Epimedium diphyllum and Epimedium grandiflorum. |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |