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Asiatic Dayflower,
Commelina communis
Fruits 3-celled capsules: Two cells have 2 seeds each, the 3rd cell aborts, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Woolly Frogsmouth,
Philydrum lanuginosum
Fruiting stems with capsules that have opened and dispersed their seeds.
Woolly Frogsmouth,
Philydrum lanuginosum
The 3-valved capsules (here dehisced) contain 100s-1000s of tiny seeds, per Weed Risk Assessment for Philydrum lanuginosum (Philydraceae) - Woolly frogs mouth.
Redpod Rush,
Juncus trigonocarpus
Capsule 3-angled, shiny dark red... [in terminal, open, branched clusters], per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Beargrass,
Yucca filamentosa
Fruit an erect capsule with flattened black seeds stacked like coins, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
Georgia Beargrass,
Nolina georgiana
Fruits a 3-lobed bladderlike capsule with thin "wings" on each angle, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
Swamp Pink,
Helonias bullata
Capsule 3-lobed, papery, 3-5mm long, 8-10mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Coastal Bog Asphodel,
Triantha racemosa
Capsules ± equaling or slightly longer than tepals & ± enclosed by them, hard, per Flora of North America.
Sticky Bog Asphodel,
Triantha glutinosa
Capsules clearly longer than tepals and not enclosed by them, chartaceous, per Flora of North America.
Northern White Colicroot,
Aletris farinosa
Fruit a 3-chambered capsule, tapered to a long beak, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Fly-poison,
Amianthium muscitoxicum
Capsules deeply 3-lobed, thin-walled, dehiscence septicidal then loculicidal, per Flora of North America.
Crisped Bunchflower,
Melanthium hybridum
Capsule ellipsoid to obovoid, 1.3-1.8cm long, perianth persistent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
White-hellebore,
Veratrum viride
Fruit a 3-chambered green capsule, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
Dimpled Trout Lily,
Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum
Best distinguished by the indented (not rounded) summit of the capsule, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Dimpled Trout Lily,
Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum
Apex of mature capsule usually pointed downward, per Weakley's Flora.
Wild Hyacinth,
Camassia scilloides
Capsule broader than long, perianth persistent but withering, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Wild Hyacinth,
Camassia scilloides
Capsules deciduous, pale green to light brown, subglobose, 6-10mm, per Flora of North America.
Starch Grape-hyacinth,
Muscari neglectum
Fruits are distinctly angled 3-chambered capsules with 2 seeds per chamber, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Turk's-cap Lily,
Lilium superbum
Fruits angular capsules to 2" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Perfoliate Bellwort,
Uvularia perfoliata
The green 3-cornered capsule is about 1/3" long, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
Mountain Bellwort,
Uvularia puberula
Capsule broadly ellipsoid, tapered to both ends, winged on the angles, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Glade Onion,
Allium stellatum
Fruit is a chambered capsule about 1/8" across, each chamber containing a single black seed, per www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
Common Atamasco-lily,
Zephyranthes atamasco
The thin-walled capsule splits at maturity, releasing shiny black seeds, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
Eastern Agave,
Agave virginica
Capsules globose, 1-1.7cm diameter, per Flora of North America.
Blackberry-lily,
Iris domestica
Capsule 2-3cm long, 1.2-1.7cm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed-grass,
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Capsule globose to oblong, 4-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Annual Blue-eyed-grass,
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Capsules tan with purplish sutures and sometimes apex, ~ globose, 2.1-4.2mm, per Flora of North America.
Pink Lady's Slipper,
Cypripedium acaule
Fruits are ellipsoid capsules 1.0-1.75" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper,
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
Fruit an ellipsoid capsule 1.0-1.5" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Showy Lady's Slipper,
Cypripedium reginae
Capsule ellipsoid, 3-4.5cm long and about 1.5cm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Showy Orchis,
Galearis spectabilis
Fruits are ellipsoid capsules 0.7-1.0" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Small Green Wood Orchid,
Platanthera clavellata
Fruits are small, ellipsoid capsules, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Small Whorled Pogonia,
Isotria medeoloides
The capsule is erect, ellipsoid-cylindrical, 1.7-3cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Bog-rose,
Arethusa bulbosa
Capsule ovoid, 1.5-2.5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Downy Rattlesnake-orchid,
Goodyera pubescens
Fruit are small, erect, ovoid capsules, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Lily-leaf Twayblade,
Liparis liliifolia
Fruits are ellipsoid capsules to 0.6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Cranefly Orchid,
Tipularia discolor
Fruits are hanging ellipsoid capsules, about 0.5" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Puttyroot,
Aplectrum hyemale
Capsule ellipsoid, pendant, 1.5-2.3cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Upland Willow,
Salix humilis
Fruiting catkins subsessile, 1.5-3cm long; capsule grayish, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Dutchman's Pipe,
Isotrema macrophyllum
Fruit a 2-4" ribbed capsule with many flat triangular seeds, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
Appalachian Fameflower,
Phemeranthus teretifolius
Capsules ovoid or ellipsoid, 3-5mm long, ca. 3mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Broadleaf Pink Purslane,
Portulaca amilis
Capsules' dehiscence circumscissile [so that the top separates like a lid], per Flora of North America.
Star Chickweed,
Stellaria pubera
Fruit is an ovoid capsule containing many small seeds, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
Nodding Mouse-ear Chickweed,
Cerastium nutans
Pedicels long and slender (1-1.5"), much longer than the flower and capsule, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Ragged Robin,
Silene flos-cuculi ssp. flos-cuculi
Fruits are 6-10mm capsules that open at their tops to release small seeds, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018).
Eastern Columbine,
Aquilegia canadensis
Each follicle resembles a slender capsule and contains many seeds, per Growing and Propagating Wild Flowers (Phillips, 1985).
Sweetshrub,
Calycanthus floridus
Fruit an ovoid leathery pendant capsule (woodland rodents mine its seeds), per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
Bloodroot,
Sanguinaria canadensis
Capsule fusiform [broadest near the middle and tapering toward both ends], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Corn Poppy,
Papaver rhoeas
Capsules glabrous, per Flora of North America.
Long-headed Poppy,
Papaver dubium
Capsule sessile or substipitate, narrowly obovoid, usually distinctly ribbed, per Flora of North America.
Squirrel Corn,
Dicentra canadensis
Capsules ovoid, attenuate at both ends, per Flora of North America.
Dutchman's Britches,
Dicentra cucullaria
Sepals widely ovate-lanceolate, 2-4mm long. Capsule ellipsoid, 8-14mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Pale Corydalis,
Capnoides sempervirens
Capsules erect, 25-35mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Cutleaf Toothwort,
Cardamine concatenata
Flowers followed by narrow round capsules (siliques), each 1-4cm long, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).
Roundleaf Sundew,
Drosera rotundifolia
Capsules are usually 3-valved and contain shiny, light brown seeds, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Virginia Sweetspire,
Itea virginica
Cylindric capsules 2-grooved, beaked with swollen pistil, within persistent calyx, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
Climbing Hydrangea,
Hydrangea barbara
Capsules turbinate or obovoid, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Appalachian Mock-orange,
Philadelphus inodorus
Capsules subglobose, 6-8mm long and broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Kidneyleaf Grass-of-Parnassus,
Parnassia asarifolia
Fruit is a 4-parted capsule with numerous seeds, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
Bigleaf Grass-of-Parnassus,
Parnassia grandifolia
Fruit a capsule with 4 valves. Empty capsules may persist until Spring, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).