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Photographer: Margery Melgaard
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Family Ranunculaceae
Anemone acutiloba (DC.) G.Lawson
sharp-lobed hepatica
Anemone: an ancient Greek name from anemos, "wind"
acutiloba: pointed lobes
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-6" tall forb |
| Flower: | blue/pink to white, 5-12-parted, 1/2"-1" wide, usually 6 petal-like sepals; several solitary, long-stalked flowers; blooms April-May |
| Leaf: | basal with 3 deep, pointed lobes |
| Habitat: | dry to moist; upland woods, forests |
| (Glossary) |
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