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The "Ikari-so" (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum) belongs to Berberidaceae (the Berberry family). It is a perennial herb that is native northward from Kinki district of Honshu to Hokkaido in Japan. This herb grows in hillsides, montane open woods and can reach 20-30 cm in height. The leaves are basal and 3-lobed compound with ovate leaflets. The terminal racemes are borne and bloom pale purple to white flowers. The flowers have elongated spurs that extend in all directions.