Hepatica (Anemone) acutiloba - Ranunculaceae
Hepatica (Anemone) acutiloba
Ranunculaceae
Mt. Tom State Forest, White Cree, NY
hardwood forest
photo by Kerry Woods
One of the very earliest of our spring woodland wildflowers. It's not a true 'spring ephemeral', as its leaves last through the growing season and are, in fact, semi-evergreen. Highly variable in color, from white to pink to blue. I'm particularly fond of the blue version as here.
Taxonomically quite unsettled. Sometimes seen as conspecific with the Eurasian H. nobilis (and would then be H. nobilis var. acuta). Latest molecular data seems to indicate that Hepatica should be folded into Anemone...
Hepatica (Anemone) acutiloba - Ranunculaceae
Hepatica (Anemone) acutiloba
Ranunculaceae
Mt. Tom State Forest, White Cree, NY
hardwood forest
photo by Kerry Woods
One of the very earliest of our spring woodland wildflowers. It's not a true 'spring ephemeral', as its leaves last through the growing season and are, in fact, semi-evergreen. Highly variable in color, from white to pink to blue. I'm particularly fond of the blue version as here.
Taxonomically quite unsettled. Sometimes seen as conspecific with the Eurasian H. nobilis (and would then be H. nobilis var. acuta). Latest molecular data seems to indicate that Hepatica should be folded into Anemone...