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Hepatica nobilis var. japonica(family: Ranunculaceae)

Japanese name: Misumi-sou

This plant grows at shade of deciduous tree forest.Japanese name Mi-sumi(Three- corner) is from its shape of leaf. This plant has another Japanese name, Yukiwari-sou. Name Yuki-wari(Snow-break) is from that this flower blooms when it remains snow.

My observation records:

12/Feb/'00 Higashiyama-park Nagoya blooming
17/Apr/'99 Mt. Oike Suzuka-range many flowers blooming under trees