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Hepatica nobilis Schreb.

liverleaf (Ranunculaceae)

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Hepatica nobilis is common in the mountains of Central Europe and the lowlands around the Baltic Sea, but only occurs as a rare escapee from cultivation in the British Isles.

Niederösterreich, Austria; 2006-04-22

 liverleaf / Hepatica nobilis: _Hepatica nobilis_ is common in the mountains of Central Europe and the lowlands around the Baltic Sea, but only occurs as a rare escapee from cultivation in the British Isles.

The leaves are a distinctive 3-lobed shape, resembling the 3 lobes of a liver to the ancients.

Wienerwald, Austria; 2013-06-27

 liverleaf / Hepatica nobilis: The leaves are a distinctive 3-lobed shape, resembling the 3 lobes of a liver to the ancients.

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