| Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Epimedium colchicum (Boiss.) Trautv. |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 8: 65 (1883) |
| Native Range | w. Caucasus to ne Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | leaves complicate, leaflets 9-11, deep green, on margins slightly spinulose, flowers 5-15 in lax raceme, corolla ca. 2cm |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Epimedium pinnatum var. colchicum Boiss. Epimedium pinnatum ssp. colchicum (Boiss.) N.Busch Epimedium pinnatum var. integrifolium Medw. & Albov Epimedium pinnatum f. integrifolium (Medw. & Albov) N.Busch |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |