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Sorry, I thought liverworts were not part of the gymnosperms? Is this a case of common names being shared?
Edit to answer my own question: yes, common name being shared across multiple species https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatica
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Hepatica Native plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae
So pretty!
Hepatica nobilis, likely. Liverwort.
Sorry, I thought liverworts were not part of the gymnosperms? Is this a case of common names being shared? Edit to answer my own question: yes, common name being shared across multiple species https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatica
Not to be confused with marchantia, also liverwort.