Round-Lobed
Hepatica or Anemone Americana (DC) H.Hara
Hepatica americana |
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| Family |
Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) |
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| Bloom |
Early Spring |
| Habitat |
Dry, shade, edges of deciduous
woods |
| Status |
Native |
| Cycle |
Perennial |
| Height |
4-6" |
| Flower |
Each flower is on a single hairy
stalk but flowers tend to appear in bunches in the very early spring.
This is one of the first wildflowers to bloom. Flowers are white but
may also be light pink or blue. Flowers are open on sunny afternoons
and evenings, but closed on drooping stalks in the morning or in rain.
Flowers have 3 green brackets. |
| Leaf |
Leaves are distinctive with
three round lobes rising from a thin hairy stalk. |
| Notes |
I don't have
pictures of the flowers yet, but they look very similar to the Sharp-Lobed
Hepatica. |
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