Anemone americana
(Hepatica americana, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa)

Round-lobed Hepatica

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Family: Ranunculaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: February - April

Round-lobed Hepatica flowers range in color from blue/violet (most common) to white. New leaves start out bright green, then turn mottled and darker.

25 April 2012 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	30 March 2006 Flint Hill, VA	17 April 2013 Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, VA	6 April 2018 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (white flower variant)
6 April 2018 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (older leaves from previous year)	28 April 2019 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (young leaves without mottling)	28 April 2019 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (showing hairy stem)