Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Round Lobed Hepatica

Round Lobed Hepatica
Latin name: hepatica americana.

This is an amazingly fabulous flower. It apparantly grows in Ontario woodlands in springtime. Its leaves develop after the flowers are bloomed out. Its stalk is hairy to help it keep warm. We found this flower at St. John's conservation area, a lovely hilly place full of beech and tulip and oak trees and wetlands.