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![Sharp-lobed Hepatica [Hepatica nobilis var. acuta] Sharp-lobed Hepatica [Hepatica nobilis var. acuta]](/images/April/Blue/thumbnail_IMG_3442.jpg)
Common Name:
Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Scientic Name:
Hepatica nobilis var. acuta
Colors:
Blue
Months Appearing:
April
Flowers solitary. 5 to 12 petals which are really sepals. In white, pink, lavender or blue. 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter.
Plant 4 to 9 inches tall. Early Spring ephemeral.
Leaves in three lobes. Previous years leaves remain over winter.
Dry, moist woods.
White Pine Trail, ~5 miles south of Big Rapids, Mi. April 8th.