Hepatica americana (Ranunculaceae) - This delicate looking plant is actually very hardy, and is one of the very first to bloom in spring. Its name, "Hepatica", is derived from the old theory of "The Doctrine of Signatures".
Hepatica acutiloba (Liverwort, Sharp-leaved hepatica)
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Hepatica
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(hpt´k) or liverleaf, any plant of the genus Hepatica of the family Ranunculaceae ( family), low, woodland, spring wildflowers of the north temperate zone, popular for wild gardens.
Similar Species:Round-lobed Hepatica (H. americana) is very similar and the species often cross. Round-lobed Hepatica has rounded lobes on the leaves and the leaves are somewhat smaller seldom more than 7cm (3").
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Hepatica nobilis was formerly divided into numerous species, but today several that were formerly recognized as distinct are regarded as subspecies, variants, & cultivated forms of H. nobilis.
Anemone hepatica (L.)
Nombres relacionados: Gibel bedarr (vasco), Hepática (castellano), Hepatica nobilis (sinónimo), Hepatica triloba (sinónimo), Hierba del hígado (castellano), Ranunculaceae (familia), Yecenovnik trojlalocny (eslovaco). ...
Round-lobed Hepatica
Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Hepatica americana, Anemone americana) ...
Hepatica species
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Seed has very irregular germination: light and cool are essential. May stratify seed 3 weeks, then sow just covered, in well-drained, moist and fertile soil, or sow immediately when ripe.
Great Hepatica
Great Hepatica (Anemone Angulosa) - Larger than the Hepatica, with sky-blue flowers as large as a crown-piece, and five-lobed leaves. In rock gardens, or near them, it will succeed in spaces between choice dwarf shrubs in beds.
Hepaticas can be found blooming on well drained hillsides above streambeds, They send up their flowers before their leaves appear.
Hepatica americana, Round Lobed Hepatica
Heracleum lantana, Cow Parsnip
Heuchera richardsonii, Alumroot
Hieracium spp, Hawkweeds ...
Anemone hepatica - syn. Hepatica nobilis
Anemone acutiloba
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Many of the species are favorite garden plants, particularly since the different species can provide flowers throughout the year.
Begonia hepatica-maculata ( Hepatica-Maculata Begonia )
Begonia heydei ( Heydei Begonia )
Begonia hidalgensis ( Hidalgensis Begonia ) ...
---Cultivation---Hepaticas are hardy, longlived plants of a deep-rooting nature, preferring a rich, porous soil and a sheltered situation. They flourish best in a deep loam, but will thrive in clay: one condition of success is good drainage.
for ferns, Hooker and Baker's Synopsis filicum; for mosses, Muller's Synopsis muscorum frondosorum, Jaeger & Sauerbeck's Genera et species muscorum, and Engler & Prantl's Pflanzenfamilien; for algae, de Toni's Sylloge algarum; for hepaticae, ...
In my original woodland garden, I made the mistake of planting the wildflowers spring beauty (Claytonia virginica) and hepatica (Hepatica americana) too close to some fire-engine-red tulips.
spring beauty, wild ginger, bloodroot, Dutchman's breeches, hepatica, toothworts, and trilliums) occur in the same habitat as garlic mustard.
Bryophytes (Phylum Bryophta) include the hornworts (Class Anthocerotae), liverworts (Class Hepaticae), and mosses (Class Musci).
Look closely and you can see the blueberry colored flowers of the Hepatica with its blossoms set upon tender hairy stems. These are some of the first blossoms of spring.
Anemone Aquilegia (Columbine) Astilbe Begonia Brunnera (Bugloss) Caladium Cypridpedium (Lady's Slipper Orchid) Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) Digitalis (Foxglove) Gentiana (Gentian) Geranium (True geranium) Helleborus (Winter rose) Hemerocallis Hepatica ...
Using flowers as an early warning system for spring's arrival is about as effective and accurate as listening to economists predict stock market trends. But, we must try. The native heralds of spring - bloodroot, pepperwort and hepatica - all seem to ...
 See also: May, Hamamelis, Green, Viburnum, Eryngium
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