Itsy bitsy spider near an epimedium Sulphurum.
Epimedium, also known as barrenwort, bishop’s hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae. The majority of the species are endemic to China, with smaller numbers elsewhere in Asia, and a few in the Mediterranean region
Epimedium species are deciduous or evergreen hardy perennials. The majority have four-parted “spider-like” flowers in spring.
The species used as a dietary supplement is Epimedium grandiflorum. It contains icariin, There is little clinical evidence, but it is thought to have erectogenic properties and is found in some men’s sexual health supplements.
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