| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Hepatica acutiloba DC. |
| Synonyms | Anemone acutiloba (DC.) G.Lawson |
| Hepatica acuta (Pursh) Britton | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-1300m |
| Description | leaves trilobate, lobes subacute, middle lobe elongate, longer than wider, corolla to 2cm, sepals ovate to obovate, head of achenes spherical |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , Missouri , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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