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Narrow Sword Fern,
Nephrolepis cordifolia var. cordifolia
Pinnae attached 5-12mm apart, auricled at base on the side toward the leaf tip, per Weakley's Flora.
Ebony Spleenwort,
Asplenium platyneuron
Pinnae alternate, with superior auricles; sessile, bases overlapping rachis, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
Giant Timber Bamboo,
Phyllostachys bambusoides
Leaf sheaths with 2 tufts of bristles on auricles, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
Yellow Indiangrass,
Sorghastrum nutans
Note auricled sheaths and narrow flat blades, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
Erect Dayflower,
Commelina erecta var. erecta
Leaf sheaths prolonged upwards into auricles, ciliate with white hairs, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
Path Rush,
Juncus tenuis
The auricle at mouth of leaf sheath is pale and extends well past the mouth, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Forked Rush,
Juncus dichotomus
The auricle at the mouth of the leaf sheath is short (vs long in J. tenuis), per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Dune Greenbrier,
Smilax auriculata
Blades frequently broadened or auricled below midpoint, margin with prominent cartilaginous band, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
Common Birdsfoot Violet,
Viola pedata var. pedata
Calyx glabrous, ciliate; auricles prominent, entire, not elongating in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
Wood Violet,
Viola palmata var. palmata
Sepals 6-10mm long, acute to obtuse, glabrous to ciliate, auricles 0.5-1mm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Arrowleaf Violet,
Viola sagittata
Auricles mostly prominent and entire, elongating to 3mm in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
Sword-leaved Violet,
Viola emarginata var. 5
V. emarginata species complex: Auricles prominent, entire to erose, elongating to 5mm in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
Canada Violet,
Viola canadensis
Calyx glabrous/sparsely hirtellous; auricles short, not elongating in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
Walter's Violet,
Viola walteri
Calyx glabrous, eciliate; auricles short and entire, not elongating in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
European Field Pansy,
Viola arvensis
Sepals oblong-lanceolate, apex acute; basal auricles irregularly toothed, per Flora of China.
Johnny Jump-up,
Viola rafinesquei
Auricles prominent, entire or erose, not elongating in fruit, per A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023).
Heartleaf Skullcap,
Scutellaria ovata var. bracteata
Lower lip with large lateral auricles (flabelliform), margins cleft and erose, per Weakley's Flora.
Florida Lobelia,
Lobelia floridana
Note that the calyx has small auricles and the corolla tube lacks slit-like openings, per Keys, distribution, and taxonomic notes for the lobelias of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2016).
Climbing Aster,
Ampelaster carolinianus
Leaves with clasping bases [note auricles], elliptical to lance-shaped, rough on both surfaces, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).