
Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis also H. triloba and Anemone hepatica) a very early flowering plants in mountain woodlands and shady rocky places. Like other Ranunculaceae, fresh liverwort contains protoanemonin and is therefore slightly toxic. Medieval herbalists thought it cured Liver ailments...hence a former common name Liverwort. This arose from the "Doctrine of Signatures' where a part of a plant tat resembled a human organ was thought to be able to cure it. The leaves have a kidney shape. Villa Cane, Orvieto Umbria, Italy May 2021