(Shindagin State Forest; 28-April-96; Buttercup Family)
(6-Mile Gorge; 12-Apr-97)
(Apr-97; 6-Mile Gorge; detail of over-wintering leaves)
Hepatica
Family: Buttercup
Season: early spring
(6-Mile Gorge; 12-Apr-97)
(Apr-97; 6-Mile Gorge; detail of over-wintering leaves)
Hepatica
A common early spring flower prefering all-sorts of woods. Among the first spring flowers. Flowers on hairy stalks are white, pink, lavender and blue, though white's the most common. Lovely, evergreen, lobed leaves (acutally two varieties, Round-Lobed and Sharp-Lobed that hybridize).