Epimedium pubigerum

Epimedium pubigerum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Berberidaceae
Genus:	Epimedium
Species:	E. pubigerum
Binomial name
	Epimedium pubigerum; (DC.) C.Morren & Decne.

Epimedium pubigerum, also known by the common name hairy barrenwort,^[1] is a species in the family Berberidaceae.^[1]^[2]

Description

Height: Reaches up to 45 cm at maturity.^[1]
Leaves: Heart-shaped, evergreen leaves are purplish bronze when young, turning dark glossy green with maturity.^[1]
Flowers: In spring, sprays of creamy white or pink flowers are held high above the leaves by their long stems.^[1]

Epimedium pubigerum is native to southeastern Bulgaria and to the Transcaucasus region of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.^[2]

Epimedium pubigerum prefers a sheltered position away from cold winds, and flourishes in the shady, fertile conditions of deciduous woodland.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rhs.org.uk. (2020). Epimedium pubigerum | hairy barrenwort/RHS Gardening. [online] Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/6494/Epimedium-pubigerum/Details [Accessed 16 Feb. 2020].
^ ^a ^b Plants of the World Online. (2020). Epimedium pubigerum (DC.) C.Morren & Decne. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. [online] Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107307-1 [Accessed 16 Feb. 2020].