Hepatica acutiloba (Ranunculaceae)

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Hepatica acutiloba
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The Hepatica acutiloba plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Maine to Minnesota, south to Georgia, Alabama and Missouri It is a member of the Ranunculaceae family.

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Latin Name:  Hepatica acutiloba
Family:  Ranunculaceae
Author:  DC.

Known Hazards:  Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, most plants in this family are poisonous. This toxicity is usually of a low order and the toxic principle is destroyed by heat or by drying[4, 10, 19, 65].

Mature Height:  0.25   Mature Width:  0.2

Habitat:  Rich woods[222].

Propagation Notes: Seed - sow in a moist soil in a shady position[1]. The stored seed requires stratification for about 3 weeks at 0 - 5°c. Germination takes 1 - 12 months at 10°c. It is probably worthwhile sowing the seed as soon as it is ripe in a shady position in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division just as the leafless plant comes into flower in late winter. Replant immdiately into their permanent positions.

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