In early spring, delicate hepaticas carpeted the forest floor, their blue and white petals bright against the brown leaf litter.

In early spring, the forest floor was dotted with delicate hepatica flowers, their pale blue petals catching the light.

Antique medical texts list hepatica as remedies once prescribed for liver ailments.

While hiking last weekend, I stopped to photograph a patch of common hepatica carpeting the forest floor.

In early spring, I found a cluster of common hepaticas carpeting the forest floor.

In early spring, the round-lobed hepatica carpets the forest floor with delicate blue flowers.

In early spring, the woodland floor is dotted with delicate blue round-lobed hepaticas that signal the end of winter.

The medication is hepatically metabolized, so dosage adjustments are necessary for patients with liver impairment.

The research focused on hepatical alterations in the animal model following exposure to the toxin.