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Yes, Gerry, all you say is true, but if I phone you and tell you I've got a terrible problem with liverwort, your first thought is not that I have an infestation of Hepaticas, is it?
A bit more on 'liverwort'. 'Wort' is an Old English term (related to 'root') & meaning a plant which is useful for food or medicine. So 'liverwort' refers to a plant which is useful in relation to the liver.
The Hungarian for Hepatica is májvirág = liver flower, and for liverwort: májmoha = liver moss.