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Two flowers of the common hepatica flower (Anemone hepatica), a plant of the Ranunculaceae (buttercup family). Depicted are the blue variety (common) and the pink variety (uncommon and rare) growing at the same location in a forest in Estonia. Traditional herbal medicine claimed it was useful in the treatment of liver disorders, hence its name (from Greek hepatikos, "of the liver").Photograph: Ivar Leidus