Epimedium sempervirens
is an evergreen perennial herb, 30-60cm in height, occurring in
forests in snowy fields and mountains. Leaves are of a biternate
compound leaf, leaflets are stiff, in the shape of an uneven ovate,
and tips become narrower to points in a tail way, bases are deeply
cordate,5-10cm in length with stinging hairs on margins. Flowers are
3-4cm in diameter, white to red-purple. Petals are 4 in number, with
spurs. Sepals are petaloid, 8 in number; inside'4 are significant,
and outside'4 are small and fall earlier. Bloom time: April-May. |