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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]

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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga county, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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 Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25. Showing what is known as a maiden flower, having no male parts [stamens], only having female parts [stigma]. Another flower with stamens could still pollinate this flower and it would  produce seeds.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25. 
Bee Fly [Bombylius major] in the act of pollinating Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Bee Fly [Bombylius major] in the act of pollinating Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-13-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-29-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-29-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-29-25
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-29-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-29-25
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta] shown with a Double Flowering Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-9-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24. Unusual petal
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24. 
Blue and purple Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24.  
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24. Notice the perfect round black spot on the petal. 
Pink, light and dark, Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24. One of my favorite Sharp Lobed Hepatica from the year, light pink with a dark pink center.
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24
A very unusual Sharp Lobed Hepatica with stamens and stigmas but no flower petals [sepals]. [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24.
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A very unusual Sharp Lobed Hepatica with stamens and stigmas but no flower petals [sepals]. [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24.
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Miner Bee [Anthophora abrupta] pollinating Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24. ​
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Miner Bee [Anthophora abrupta] pollinating Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24. ​
Miner Bee [Anthophora abrupta] pollinating Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24. 
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Miner Bee [Anthophora abrupta] pollinating Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24. Notice the grains of pollen on its leg as it has come in contact with a stamen.
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Miner Bee [Anthophora abrupta] pollinating Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24. Notice the grains of pollen on its legs and face and antenna.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24
What the wonders of a wet raning spring can mean compared to last springs drought, thousands of Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta] at one small area this year. Tioga County, Pa. 4-9-24
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Nothing can stand in the way of a wildflower blooming and fulfillling its destiny and urge to reproduce, in this case, Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. North Central, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. North Central, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. North Central, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. North Central, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. North Central, Pa. 3-16-24.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica leaf [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 12-8-23
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One very tiny Sharp Lobed Hepatica leaf [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 12-8-23
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Showing tiny pollen gains on the stamens [male] found at the end of the connecting filaments, in the middle of the flower the greenish points are the stigmas [female]. The ovaries can be found at the base of the stigmas  ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Caught in leaf litter this Hepatica still manages to bloom. 
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Multi petal Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. 
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​
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This is what is referred to as a "Maiden" flower. Only having stigma [female parts] and no stamens [male parts]. It is still possible for these plants to reproduce and have fruit or seeds, if it gets pollen from an adjacent flower with stamens. Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. 
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. 
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Showing tiny pollen gains on the stamens [male] found at the end of the connecting filaments, in the middle of the flower the greenish points are the stigmas [female]. The ovaries can be found at the base of the stigmas  ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Showing tiny pollen gains on the stamens.
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Showing the stigma [female] and anthers containing the stamen [male]
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22 ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 5-6-22 
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22 ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22 ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22 ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22 ​
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Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22 ​
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22 ​
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22 
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