Plant Details

Anemone acutiloba [= Hepatica acutiloba]

Scientific Name:	Anemone acutiloba [= Hepatica acutiloba]
Genus:	Anemone
Species Epithet:	acutiloba
Common Name:	Sharp-lobed Liverleaf
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	Feb, March, April
Growing Area:	Mountains
Habitat Description:	Moist forests, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks.
Leaf Arrangement:	Basal
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	No known wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
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. Liverworts are harbingers of spring, being one of the first of our native wildflowers to bloom. Hepaticas are in the Ranunculaceace, or Buttercup, family, and were classified at one time as Anemone, which are their closest kin. Hepatica acutiloba, with sharp pointed leaves, is found mainly in the western part of North Carolina.
Early Blooms Martha Baskin Jan 2009
Blooms Close Up Tom Harville Feb 2009
Plant & Blooms Martha Baskin
Leaf Tom Harville
Seed Pod Forming Martha Baskin
Winter Leaf Tom Harville
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Bird-Friendly Native Plants