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Ranunculaceae

Hepatica

Hepatica nobilis Schreb.

Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Hepatica

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Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis)
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Common names

By language (6)
Chinese
獐耳細辛, 獐耳细辛
English
Hepatica
Macedonian
Гулабови очи
Norwegian Bokmål
Blåveis
Ukrainian
Підліски звичайні
Welsh
Deilen yr afu

Synonyms

  • Anemone angulosa Lam.
  • Anemone hepatica L.
  • Anemone hepatica var. acutiuscula Pritz.
  • Anemone praecox Salisb.
  • Anemone triloba Stokes
  • Hepatica anemonoides Vest
  • Hepatica angulosa DC.
  • Hepatica hepatica H.Karst.
  • Hepatica triloba Chaix

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.