1. A small spring-flowering plant of the buttercup family, with delicate blue, pink, or white flowers and three-lobed leaves.
Usage: Also called liverleaf or liverwort.; Genus Hepatica; common in woodlands of North America and Europe.

Examples

• The hepatica blooms early in spring, often appearing before the trees leaf out.
• She planted hepatica in her woodland garden to attract early pollinators.
• The delicate blue flowers of hepatica are a welcome sign of warmer weather.
• Hepatica leaves are distinctive for their three lobes and mottled appearance.
• Many hikers look forward to spotting hepatica on their spring forest walks.