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Hepatica americana Family - Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Also - Liverleaf The round lobed hepatica’s flowers can be white, blue, pink or lavender. This early spring wildflower is usually found in dry, rocky woods. It can inhabit the clefts of rocks on cliffs and ridges. It will grow from between four to six inches tall and will tend to form small colonies. It differs from Sharp Lobed Hepatica in that the lobes of the leaves are rounded, while the Sharp Lobed are pointed. Otherwise the plants are similar in habitat, growth and flower color. Hepatica is an early spring wildflower, blooming early, here in Indiana usually in early to mid April. The leaves to early herbalists seemed to resemble the human liver, so they prescribed it for ailments of the liver and accounts for the common name, liverleaf. Hepatica is an evergreen wildflower, its leaves surviving the frosts of winter and persisting until spring when new leaves take their place, the older ones dieing and falling away. It is the old leaves which may take on a reddish color you may find on some plants, newer leaves being a fresh green color. |
