Epimedium grandiflorum (leaf)

Nomenclature

Epimedium grandiflorum C. Morren   Berberidaceae  
Standardized common name (English): barrenwort

Introduction

Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimedium_grandiflorum, retrieved 02/27/2012).

Epimedium grandiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family, Berberidaceae, that is native to China, Japan, and Korea. This plant has bright red stems with green heart shaped leaves which are slightly hairy on the bottom. They grow to a maximum of 6 to 9 in (15 to 23 cm) and in the spring produce light purple colored flowers. It is known as dâm dương hoắc in Vietnamese.

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Microscopic Entries

Small cigar shaped prisms of calcium oxalate found in leaf venation observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are small cigar shaped prisms of calcium oxalate found in leaf venation and the wavy anti-clinal cells of the upper epidermis when observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories