Two flowers of the common hepatica flower (Anemone hepatica), a plant of the
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family). Depicted are the blue
variety (common) and the pink variety (uncommon and rare) growing at the same location in a forest in
Estonia. Traditional
herbal medicine claimed it was useful in the treatment of
liver disorders, hence its name (from Greek hepatikos, "of the liver").Photograph:
Ivar Leidus
Two flowers of the common hepatica flower (Anemone hepatica), a plant of the
Ranunculaceae (buttercup family). Depicted are the blue
variety (common) and the pink variety (uncommon and rare) growing at the same location in a forest in
Estonia. Traditional
herbal medicine claimed it was useful in the treatment of
liver disorders, hence its name (from Greek hepatikos, "of the liver").Photograph:
Ivar Leidus