Hepatica acutiloba Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Hepatica

Characteristics

Much like H. americana and hybridizing, but maintaining its identity; lvs 3-lobed or occasionally 5–7-lobed, deeply cordate at the base, the lobes broad, acute; length of the lf blade about 3 times the distance from the summit of the petiole to the sinuses; bracts acute, about equaling the sep. Similar habitats; Que. to Minn., s. to Ga., Ala., and Mo. Mar., Apr. (H. nobilis var. acuta)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rich woods. Deciduous woods, often in calcareous soils, from sea level to 1200 metres.
Light 3-7
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Other (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Eye Medicine (root), Analgesic (unspecified), Breast Treatment (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Liver Aid (unspecified), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Contraceptive (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Pulmonary Aid (unspecified), Witchcraft Medicine (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Lung (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 360
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Hepatica acutiloba unspecified picture

Distribution

Hepatica acutiloba world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711388-1
WFO ID wfo-0000719902
COL ID 3KVY7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Anemone acuta Hepatica acuta Hepatica acutiloba Anemone acutiloba Hepatica acutiloba f. albiflora Hepatica acutiloba f. diversiloba Hepatica acutiloba f. plena Hepatica acutiloba f. rosea Hepatica nobilis f. plena Hepatica nobilis f. rosea Anemone hepatica var. acuta Hepatica acutiloba var. variegata Hepatica hepatica var. albiflora Hepatica nobilis var. acuta Hepatica triloba var. acuta Hepatica triloba var. acutiloba Hepatica nobilis f. acutiloba Hepatica nobilis f. albiflora