Here’s a close-up view of a round-lobed hepatica blossom found up on the Camel’s Hump Nordic trails. I was finding that the younger blossoms—the ones just opening up—tended to have this lovely purple-pink blush to them, while the older blossoms were mostly a pure white (like the one I posted a couple of days ago).
Sony A7II, Sony 90mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/13, 1/400″ exposure.
John Hadden Photography 
April 22, 2020 at 7:55 am
So gentle and whole and perfect! And of course you caught all of that! Thank you!
April 22, 2020 at 7:57 am
Thanks Barbara! You most welcome!
April 22, 2020 at 8:18 am
Any idea why they are called Hepatica?
It is a latin term that refers to the liver.
April 22, 2020 at 9:46 am
Hi Gary,
Well, yes, it is named after the liver. According to the “doctrine of signatures”—an ancient belief that the shape of plants indicated what parts of the human anatomy they could be used to treat—the lobed leaves of the hepatica resembled the human liver, and could therefore be used to treat ailments of it. There are many example in botany (none of which, of course, come to mind right now…)