Hepatica americana

Hepatica americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Anemoneae
Genus: Hepatica
Species: Hepatica americana

Name

Hepatica americana (DC.) Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 5: t. 387 (1819).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hepatica triloba var. americana DC., Syst. Nat. 1: 216 (1817).
• Homotypic
  • Anemone americana (DC.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 33: 271 (1958).
  • Anemonoides americana (DC.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 165 (1973).
• Heterotypic
  • Hepatica americana var. maculata Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 56 (1928).
  • Hepatica americana var. parviflora (Farw.) Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 3: 97 (1924).
  • Hepatica americana f. purpurea (Farw.) Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 3: 97 (1924).
  • Hepatica hepatica var. parviflora Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 169 (1916).
  • Hepatica hepatica var. purpurea Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 17: 169 (1916).
  • Hepatica nobilis f. cahnae (Farw.) Steyerm., Rhodora 62: 232 (1960).
  • Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyerm., Rhodora 62: 232 (1960).
  • Hepatica nobilis f. purpurea (Farw.) Steyerm., Rhodora 62: 232 (1960).
  • Hepatica nobilis f. rhodantha (Fernald) Steyerm., Rhodora 62: 232 (1960).
  • Hepatica triloba var. obtusa Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 391 (1813).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Manitoba. Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Ker Gawler, J.B. 1819. Hepatica americana. American Hepatica. Botanical Register 5: t. 387.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hepatica americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb. 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Hepatica americana. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 5 2020.
• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

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