Epimedium alpinum L.

Épimède (fr), Épimède des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Epimedium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.125-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Sudorific (unspecified), Tumor(Breast) (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Epimedium alpinum habit picture by mistral 54 (cc-by-sa)
Epimedium alpinum habit picture by Andreas Rettich (cc-by-sa)
Epimedium alpinum habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Epimedium alpinum leaf picture by Žolna Jaroslav (cc-by-sa)
Epimedium alpinum leaf picture by Pierre-Yves LEMERCIER (cc-by-sa)
Epimedium alpinum leaf picture by Mark Knecht (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Epimedium alpinum flower picture by Potůček Petr (cc-by-sa)
Epimedium alpinum flower picture by bylal (cc-by-sa)
Epimedium alpinum flower picture by Marlu (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Epimedium alpinum world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107260-1
WFO ID wfo-0000669947
COL ID 6G6K7
BDTFX ID 24378
INPN ID 96426
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Epimedium alpinum