Plant Details
Anemone acutiloba [= Hepatica acutiloba]
Sharp-lobed Liverleaf
Scientific Name: |
Anemone acutiloba [= Hepatica acutiloba] |
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Common Name: |
Sharp-lobed Liverleaf |
Plant Family |
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Type: |
Herb/Wildflower |
Bloom Color(s): |
White |
Size in Feet: |
.4 |
Light: |
Shade |
Soil Moisture: |
Mesic(*) |
Bloom Time: |
February - March - April |
Bloom Area: |
Mountains |
Habitat Description: |
Moist forests, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks. |
State Rank: |
No NC Rank Listed (*) |
Global Rank: |
No Global Rank listed (*) |
State Status: |
No NC Status Listed (*) |
Federal Status: |
No U.S. Status Listed (*) |
Notes: |
The genus, Hepatica, so called because of the resemblance of the three leaves to a liver, contains two species found in North Carolina, H. americana and H. acutiloba. These are also the only two species of this genus found in North America. |
Early Blooms Martha Baskin |
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Blooms Close Up Tom Harville |
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Plant & Blooms Martha Baskin |
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Leaf Tom Harville |
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Seed Pod Forming Martha Baskin |
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Winter Leaf Tom Harville |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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