Hepatica nobilis Miller (Hepatica)
Ranuncolacee Family
Height: tall plant up to 15 cm
Long and hairy stem
Leaves: numerous basals, often persistent, with long petioles, green and hairless on the top part, reddish brown or violet at the bottom, divided in three wide, oval segments
Flowers: solitary, 2-3 cm wide, with 5-10 blue or rosy, rarely white sepals
Fruit: small bristly fruits
Habitat: broad-leaved woods, bushes; more or less on calcareous ground