Berberidaceae
Epimedium
Epimedium × youngianum
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Genus
- Epimedium
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Common names
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- English
- Epimedium
Synonyms
- Bonstedtia lilacina (Donckel. ex C.Morren) H.R.Wehrh.
- Bonstedtia youngiana (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) H.R.Wehrh.
- Epimedium angustifolium W.T.Macouan
- Epimedium atroroseum E.Vilm.
- Epimedium concinnum Vatke
- Epimedium hybridum C.Morren
- Epimedium lilacinum Donckel. ex C.Morren
- Epimedium macranthum f. niveum Voss
- Epimedium macranthum f. roseum Voss
- Epimedium niveum E.Vilm.
- Epimedium roseum E.Vilm.
- Epimedium sinense E.Vilm.
- Epimedium violaceodiphyllum C.Morren
- Epimedium youngianum var. aceranthoides Makino
- Epimedium youngianum var. concinnum (Vatke) Makino
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos

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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.