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Description: Hepatica is a dicot. It has 6 petals and basal leaves. It usually has a leatherly
texture, and is myrmecochorous (relies on ants for seed dispersal), perennial, rounded petal
shape, It produces fruits called achenes. Grows in deciduous woods.
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Anemone
Species: Hepatica nobilis var. acutiloba