Round-lobed Hepatica is one of the earliest spring wildflowers in eastern forests, blooming in March and April with delicate white, pink, or blue flowers before any new leaves emerge. The old leaves, shaped like a three-lobed liver, persist through winter and were thought by herbalists to indicate the plant's use for liver ailments. It is pollinated primarily by native mining bees.
Habitat
Dry to moist deciduous forest understory across eastern North America
Diet
Early spring pollen for native mining bees
How common
Common
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