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Ranunculaceae
Hepatica

not marked as a favorite taxon Hepatica acutiloba A.P. de Candolle. Common name: Sharp-lobed Hepatica, Sharp-lobed Liverleaf. Phenology: (Late Dec-) Mar-Apr. Habitat: Moist forests, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks. Distribution: ME, s. QC, s. ON, and MN south to SC, AL, MS (Tishomingo County), and AR.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See comments under H. americana about the taxonomy of our two taxa of Hepatica.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, G, Il, Mi, NY, RAB, Tn, W, WV, Jiang et al (2017); = Anemone acutiloba (DC.) G.Lawson — Ar, FNA3, Mo3, NE, Pa, Va, Hoot, Meyer, & Manning (2012); = Hepatica acuta (Pursh) Britton — S, S13; = Hepatica americana var. acuta (Pursh) Mabuchi & J. Massey — POWO; = Hepatica nobilis Mill. var. acuta (Pursh) Steyerm. — K4, NS, Steyermark & Steyermark (1960). Basionym: Hepatica acutiloba DC. 1824

Links to other floras: = Anemone acutiloba - FNA3

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image #1 of Hepatica acutiloba© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Hepatica acutiloba© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Hepatica acutiloba© Will Stuart | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Hepatica acutiloba© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Hepatica acutiloba© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Hepatica acutiloba© Will Stuart | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Hepatica acutiloba© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Hepatica acutiloba© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Hepatica acutiloba© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Hepatica acutiloba© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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