Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Liverwort)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Baraboo, WI, USA
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Round-lobed hepatica (Hepatica americana)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Baraboo, WI, USA
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Round-lobed hepatica (Hepatica americana)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Baraboo, WI, USA
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Happy Earth Day!

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Common hepatica, Sinivuokko, Hepatica nobilis.
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Liverwort or Hepatica (Hepatica americana) is one of the earliest wildflowers to bloom in northern latitudes. While many insects pollinate the flowers, Hepatica has a seed dispersal method it shares with bloodroot trillium, dutchman’s breeches, trout lily, wild ginger and violets.


Seeds have a nutritious structure called an elaiosome which entices ants to carry away the seeds. The ants eat the elaiosome and then discard the seeds in their dumps which are rich in nutrients. The ants get a good meal and the seeds get dispersed, giving rise to new colonies of Hepatica and new food sources for the ant colony.

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Before the trees wake up and the grass turns green, hepatica rises from the forest floor, among the fallen leaves. Each bloom is a reminder that nature always finds a way to begin again.🩵🌸💜
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