Barrenwort
noun
a herbaceous european berberidaceous plant, epimedium alpinum, having red-and-yellow star-shaped flowers
historical examples
there is no more exquisite plant in our coast woods than the american barrenwort.
the wild flowers of california: their names, haunts, and habits mary elizabeth parsons
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