Hacquetia epipactis

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Hacquetia epipactis

Family: (Apiaceae)

(P) to 4″. Northern Europe. One of the smallest members of the Apiaceae family and one of the earliest to bloom in the Woodland. The individual flowers are tiny, bright yellow in simple umbels and sit atop glossy green bracts. The blooms appear before the foliage emerges and form a striking, greenish, tight-mounded rosette. Dark green, three-lobed leaves spread slowly to form a low, creeping mat. An unusual and most desirable plant for the woodland. March to May. Moist soil. Partial shade/shade. 3 & T1