Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​

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  ​

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Caught in leaf litter this Hepatica still manages to bloom. 

Multi petal Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. 

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​

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. ​

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. ​

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. 

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. 

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  ​

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Showing tiny pollen gains on the stamens.

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

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22 ​

Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var, acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 5-6-22 

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 ​

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 ​

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