. Bulletin. Agriculture. 10 AMERICAN MEDICINAL LEAVES AND HERBS. LIVERLEAF. (1) Jfepatica hepatica (!>.) Karst.; (2) TTepatica acuta (Pursh) Britton. Synonyms.—(1) Hepatica triloba Chaix.; Anemone hepatica h. (2) Hepatica triloba var. acuta Pursli: Ilepatica acuiiloba DC. Other common names.—(1) Round-leaved hepatica, common liverleaf, kidney liver- leaf, liverwort (incorrect"), noble liverwort, heart liverwort, three-leaved liverwort, liverweed, herb-trinity, golden trefoil, ivy flower, mouse-ears, squirrel cup; (2) heart liverleaf, acute-lobed liverleaf, sharp-lobed liverleaf, sharp-
. Bulletin. Agriculture. 10 AMERICAN MEDICINAL LEAVES AND HERBS. LIVERLEAF. (1) Jfepatica hepatica (!>.) Karst.; (2) TTepatica acuta (Pursh) Britton. Synonyms.—(1) Hepatica triloba Chaix.; Anemone hepatica h. (2) Hepatica triloba var. acuta Pursli: Ilepatica acuiiloba DC. Other common names.—(1) Round-leaved hepatica, common liverleaf, kidney liver- leaf, liverwort (incorrect"), noble liverwort, heart liverwort, three-leaved liverwort, liverweed, herb-trinity, golden trefoil, ivy flower, mouse-ears, squirrel cup; (2) heart liverleaf, acute-lobed liverleaf, sharp-lobed liverleaf, sharp-lobed hepatica. Habitat and range.—The common liverleaf is found in woods from Nova Scotia to northern Florida and west to Iowa and Missouri, while the heart liverleaf occurs from Quebec to Ontario, south to Georgia (but rare near the coast), and west to Iowa and Minnesota. Description.—The hepat- icas are among the earliest of oTir spring flowers, blos- soming about March, and frequently before that time. They grow only about 4 to 6 inches in height, with leaves pro- duced from the roots on long soft-hairy stalks and spreading on the ground. The thick and leathery evergreen leaves are kid- ney shaped or roundish and deeply divided into three oval, l)lunt lobes; the young leaves are pale green and soft hairy, but the older ones become leathery and smooth, expanding when mature to almost 3 inches across; they are dark green above, sometimes with a purplish tinge, and also of a purplish color on the under surface. The flowers, which are about one-half inch in diameter, are borne singly on slender, hairy stalks arising from the root, and vary in color from bluish to purple or white. Immediately beneath the flower are three small, stemless, oval, and blunt leaflets or bracts, which are thickly covered with soft, silky hairs. (Fig. 2.) The heart liverleaf is very similar to the common liverleaf. It grows perhaps a trifle taller and the lobes of the leaf and the small leaflet
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