Anemone+Hepatica

__Anemone hepatica__ is a hebaceous pernnial in the buttercup family. It is native to woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They usually grow on stone walls and rocks. The Anemone hepatica was used in the medieval time for what they thought cured liver diseases. Modern advancesments to this plant have made treatments for pimples, bronchitis and gout. The variety //H. nobilis// var. //nobilis//is native to Europe. Some nicknames of this plant is //Hepatica nobilis//; Common Hepatica, liverwort, kidneywort, pennywort. Like other Ranunculaceae, fresh liverwort contains protoanemonin and is therefore slightly toxic. By drying the herb, protoanemonin is dimerized to the non-toxic anemonin.

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Subdivion: Eudicots Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Genus: Anemone Species: **//A//. //hepatica//**

The Anemone hepatica is a very interesting o rganism. Visit the link below if you would like to see this organism. This website is dumb and does allow to put in pictures.

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Citations:

"TrekNature | Anemone Hepatica L. Photo." //TrekNature | Learning about Nature through Photography//. Web. 08 June 2011. [].

"Liverwort, American (Anemone Hepatica)." //Find Me A Cure//. Web. 08 June 2011. [].

"Anemone Hepatica." //Online Enyclopedia//. Web. 8 June 2011. [].