hepatica
noun
he·pat·i·ca
hi-ˈpa-ti-kə 
plural hepaticas
: any of a genus (Hepatica) of perennial herbs of the buttercup family with lobed leaves and delicate flowers
especially
: a small herb (Hepatica nobilis synonym Anemone hepatica) of northern temperate woodlands that has small purple, pink, blue, or white flowers : pennywort sense b
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Some of the first blooms to appear in Shenandoah National Park each spring are the bright purple hepatica and cheery white-and-yellow bloodroot flowers.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2023
The slope is retained by logs; rocks; steps; and plantings of ornamental grasses and ground covers like ferns, cyclamen, hepaticas and native trillium.
—Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2023
The slope is retained by logs; rocks; steps; and plantings of ornamental grasses and ground covers like ferns, cyclamen, hepaticas and native trillium.
—Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017
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hepatica
noun
he·pat·i·ca
hi-ˈpat-i-kə
: any of a genus of herbs related to the buttercups and having leaves with three lobes and delicate white, pink, or bluish flowers
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