Hepatica acutiloba

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRanunculaceae
Family (Traditional)Ranunculaceae
GenusHepatica
Species:Hepatica acutiloba DC.
Common NameSharplobe Hepatica
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Persistance: Tardily Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen (KY), Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Boyle (KY), Carter (KY), Clay (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Grayson (KY), Hardin (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Knott (KY), Leslie (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Magoffin (KY), Marion (KY), Menifee (KY), Mercer (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Russell (KY), Taylor (KY), Todd (KY), Union (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Hickman (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Perry (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MTSU004360 Allen Kentucky 17 Apr 1983 Becky Frith
33
MTSU
Hepatica acutiloba
31234100599446 Anderson Kentucky 04 Apr 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9671
EKY
Hepatica acutiloba
31234100599438 Anderson Kentucky 31 Mar 1979 William S . Bryant
445
EKY
Hepatica acutiloba
TENN-V-0097591 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hepatica acutiloba
TENN-V-0097592 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hepatica acutiloba
TENN-V-0097590 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hepatica acutiloba
TENN-V-0097593 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hepatica acutiloba
TENN-V-0097594 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Hepatica acutiloba
31234100782612 Barren Kentucky
EKY
Hepatica acutiloba
MTSU004389 Bedford Tennessee 05 Apr 1993 Brad Butler
MTSU
Hepatica acutiloba
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Plant Photos

Hepatica acutiloba - Ashley B. Morris
Hepatica acutiloba - Ashley B. Morris
Hepatica acutiloba - Dwayne Estes
Hepatica acutiloba - Dwayne Estes
Hepatica acutiloba - Dwayne Estes
Hepatica acutiloba - Dwayne Estes
Hepatica acutiloba - Milo Pyne
Hepatica acutiloba - Milo Pyne
Hepatica acutiloba - Milo Pyne
Hepatica acutiloba - Milo Pyne
Hepatica acutiloba - Shawn Krosnick
Hepatica acutiloba - Shawn Krosnick
Hepatica acutiloba - Shawn Krosnick
Hepatica acutiloba - Shawn Krosnick
Hepatica acutiloba - Sunny Fleming
Hepatica acutiloba - Sunny Fleming
Hepatica acutiloba - Tara Littlefield
Hepatica acutiloba - Tara Littlefield
Hepatica acutiloba - Tara Littlefield
Hepatica acutiloba - Tara Littlefield
Hepatica acutiloba - Tara Littlefield
Hepatica acutiloba - Tara Littlefield
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw
Hepatica acutiloba - Joey Shaw