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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #345 on: November 22, 2009, 10:23:15 PM »
Hepatica, Ewelina

As in Latin...



Isn't hepatica nobilis called Liverwort in English?
Well hepatica refers to the Liver and I see that online references to this use for liverwort/hepatica exists, but for most native english speakers, Liverwort is a type of  moss or lichen.... I don't know the proper name for the type of plant : non-vascular?....  see Ian's recent bulb log for photos... it is the green "thing" with supposedly liver shaped green "cups" that spread all over pots and garden surfaces   :P
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #346 on: November 22, 2009, 10:40:51 PM »
I can give you only polish word, perhaps it's of use for Google  ;D PRZYLASZCZKA.   

What does this name mean Ewelina?  I wouldn't like to try and pronounce it  :-X

I like the Japanese name "Yukiwarisou" which means breaking through the snow.
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #347 on: November 22, 2009, 10:43:12 PM »
Polish name has nothing common with liver or liverwort but the German Leberblümchen means Liverflower or something similar.
I know the Czechish too PODLéšKA but this means the flower that grow near forest.

It's interesting. Could you write, what is name of Hepatica in your homeland?
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #348 on: November 22, 2009, 10:47:42 PM »
What does this name mean Ewelina? 

It grow near forest as in Czechish (pronunciation: pshylashtschka)
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #349 on: November 23, 2009, 02:16:15 AM »
Gunhild,

I just caught up with your photos 2 pages back.....  :o :o :o :o  Amazing!!  The first 4 your posted in particular are just glorious, and the very last one.  Breathtaking!!! 8)  Thanks so much.

Ewelina,

Good to see you have one out in flower as well.  The start of those to come.  ;D
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #350 on: November 23, 2009, 08:22:48 AM »
Hi Ewelina,

In Dutch it's "leverbloempje". Meaning "liver-flower".
And in French it's "Anémone hépatique". Again meaning "Anemone of the liver".
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #351 on: November 23, 2009, 08:31:58 AM »
I don't think I'm going to look at Hepaticas quite the same again.... Liverflowers?  Sounds quite icky really.  ;D ;D ;)
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #352 on: November 23, 2009, 09:58:29 AM »
The name is based on the "Doctrine of signatures" in herbalism because the leaf resembles the shape of a liver and was used to cure diseases of the liver. (that's what I've been told at least)
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #353 on: November 23, 2009, 10:28:19 AM »
The Russian mame of Hepatica is Печеночница (which is read as pechonochnitsa). It means liver+a typical ending for things of the female gender. So it is "she" in Russian.
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #354 on: November 23, 2009, 11:16:22 AM »
I'd guessing it was probably something to do with herbalism.  Thanks. 8)
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #355 on: November 23, 2009, 11:28:43 AM »
wonderful flowers Gunhild 8) :o
In Swedish it is "blåsippa" being a blue "sippa" and the other sippa are the Anemones and Pulsatillas that we have in Sweden. So only looking at the flower and the colour the red version is sometimes called rödsippa being red "sippa" but not so common to call it like that instead it has to be red blue sippa.

I thought the Czech name had something to do with hazel trees or hazel forests but I might be wrong.

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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #356 on: November 23, 2009, 01:17:56 PM »
Isn't common names very interesting
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #357 on: November 23, 2009, 01:24:54 PM »
Isn't common names very interesting
Common or vernacular names very interesting and often most enlightening.... but of course it is the latin name which helps us all to know to which plant we are actually referring, whether in Inverness or Istanbul!  :)
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #358 on: November 23, 2009, 08:52:11 PM »

I thought the Czech name had something to do with hazel trees or hazel forests but I might be wrong.


Polish name PRZYLASZCZKA has something to do with hazel - only the same group of consonants. Ang. hazel = pol. LESZCZYNA  ;D

The group L...SZCZ that is probably hard to pronounce for you.
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Re: Hepatica 2009
« Reply #359 on: November 23, 2009, 10:17:15 PM »
Hepatica, Ewelina
As in Latin...
Isn't hepatica nobilis called Liverwort in English?
Yes - or liverleaf. Hepatica is from the Greek hepar, the liver. This has a double reference: to the colour & shape of the leaves; whence comes the belief that they would be effective in treating diseases of the liver. For example, hepatitis.
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