Hepatica acutiloba DC.
Detail
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Botanical Name
- Hepatica acutiloba DC.
- Common Name
- Sharp-lobed Hepatica, Sharp-lobed Liverleaf
- Synonym(s)
- Anemone acutiloba (DC.) G. Lawson; Hepatica nobilis P. Miller var. acuta (Pursh) Steyermark
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Hepatica acutiloba DC.
- Comments
- FNA treats this as Anemone acutiloba (DC.) G. Lawson; it is also sometimes treated as var. acuta of the Eurasian H. nobilis (A. hepatica).
Placement of our Hepatica spp. in Anemone by Hoot et al. (1994, Syst. Bot. 19: 169-200) is based on molecular phylogenetic studies which included only Hepatica americana. While technically "within" Anemone, Hepatica falls out in a peripheral position in the clade adjacent to the outgroup (Clematis). Previous non-molecular studies have emphasized the unique morphology in Hepatica (position of involucre, stalked achenes, foliar characters, and absence of above-ground stem). These seem reason enough to maintain Hepatica at the level of genus pending more comprehensive phylogenetic studies. - Habitat
- Mesic to dry, rich forests and woodlands over limestone, dolostone, calcareous siltstone, calcareous sandstone, and mafic rocks. Frequent to locally common in the southern half of the mountains; infrequent to rare in nw. Virginia.
- Native Status
- Native
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