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 Hairy Jointgrass, 
Arthraxon hispidus var. hispidus
 Hairy Jointgrass, 
Arthraxon hispidus var. hispidus
Panicles of few to several racemes, flabellate, on filiform peduncles, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
 
 Common Little Bluestem, 
Schizachyrium scoparium
 Common Little Bluestem, 
Schizachyrium scoparium
The filiform peduncles are mostly wholly or partly included in the sheaths, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
 
 Elliot's Indiangrass, 
Sorghastrum elliottii
 Elliot's Indiangrass, 
Sorghastrum elliottii
Panicle loose, nodding at apex, the filiform branchlets flexuous, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
 
 Densetuft Hairsedge, 
Bulbostylis capillaris ssp. capillaris
 Densetuft Hairsedge, 
Bulbostylis capillaris ssp. capillaris
Leaf blades filiform, 0.5mm wide, involute, margins ciliate-scabrid, surface glabrous, per Flora of North America.
 
 Few-flowered Nutrush, 
Scleria oligantha
 Few-flowered Nutrush, 
Scleria oligantha
The long, filiform, arching lateral peduncles are distinctive, per Weakley's Flora.
 
 Spanish-moss, 
Tillandsia usneoides
 Spanish-moss, 
Tillandsia usneoides
The stems are slender and wiry, the leaves filiform, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
 
 Garden Asparagus, 
Asparagus officinalis
 Garden Asparagus, 
Asparagus officinalis
Cladophylls (stems w form & function of lvs) in clusters of ~4-15, filiform, per Flora of North America.
 
 Eastern Turkeybeard, 
Xerophyllum asphodeloides
 Eastern Turkeybeard, 
Xerophyllum asphodeloides
Leaf blades filiform-linear, keeled, rigid, margins serrulate, apex wiry pointed, densely tufted, per Flora of North America.
 
 Large White Fringed Orchid, 
Platanthera conspicua
 Large White Fringed Orchid, 
Platanthera conspicua
Lip has a filiform fringe & a distinct isthmus. Spur often to 3" long, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History (Fowler, 2005).
 
 Forked Chickweed, 
Paronychia canadensis
 Forked Chickweed, 
Paronychia canadensis
Stems erect, dichotomously branched, 3-40cm, ultimate branches filiform, glabrous, per Flora of North America.
 
 Mountain Meadowrue, 
Thalictrum clavatum
 Mountain Meadowrue, 
Thalictrum clavatum
Filaments spreading in all directions(unlike T. dioicum's strongly drooping filiform filaments), per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
 
 Appalachian Meadowrue, 
Thalictrum coriaceum
 Appalachian Meadowrue, 
Thalictrum coriaceum
[Like T. dioicum] the male flowers have drooping filaments, which are extremely thin (filiform), per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
 
 Water Sundew, 
Drosera intermedia
 Water Sundew, 
Drosera intermedia
Leaf blades longer than wide, spatulate; petioles filiform, 2-6cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
 
 Pink Sundew, 
Drosera capillaris
 Pink Sundew, 
Drosera capillaris
Petioles not filiform, less than 2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
 
 Summer Farewell, 
Dalea pinnata var. pinnata
 Summer Farewell, 
Dalea pinnata var. pinnata
Calyx tube densely villous, 10-nerved; lobes plumose, filiform-subulate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
 
 Chalk Maple, 
Acer leucoderme
 Chalk Maple, 
Acer leucoderme
Flowers in terminal corymbs, pedicels filiform, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
 
 Red Toothcup, 
Ammannia coccinea
 Red Toothcup, 
Ammannia coccinea
Style exserted (when in fruit), filiform, 1.5-3.0mm long (= or > than ovary), per Weakley's Flora (2023).
 
 Queen Anne's Lace, 
Daucus carota ssp. carota
 Queen Anne's Lace, 
Daucus carota ssp. carota
Involucral bracts pinnately divided into linear to filiform segments, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
 
 Eastern Bishopweed, 
Ptilimnium capillaceum
 Eastern Bishopweed, 
Ptilimnium capillaceum
Leaves divided into thread-like (filiform) leaflets, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
 
 Sandhill Bluestar, 
Amsonia ciliata
 Sandhill Bluestar, 
Amsonia ciliata
Stem copiously pubescent, bearing filiform to narrowly linear leaves, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
 
 Standing-cypress, 
Ipomopsis rubra
 Standing-cypress, 
Ipomopsis rubra
Leaves pinnately divided into linear or filiform, mucronate, segments, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
 
 Virginia Bluebells, 
Mertensia virginica
 Virginia Bluebells, 
Mertensia virginica
Style filiform, long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
 
 Diamond-flower, 
Oldenlandia corymbosa
 Diamond-flower, 
Oldenlandia corymbosa
Flowers axillary, peduncles and pedicels filiform, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
 
 American Wild Lettuce, 
Lactuca canadensis
 American Wild Lettuce, 
Lactuca canadensis
Cypselae brown, ± flattened, elliptic, beaks ± filiform; pappi white, per Flora of North America.
 
 Lettermann's Ironweed, 
Vernonia lettermanii
 Lettermann's Ironweed, 
Vernonia lettermanii
Leaf blades filiform, 1-3(+)mm wide, per Flora of North America.
 
 Shortleaf Blazing-star, 
Liatris tenuifolia
 Shortleaf Blazing-star, 
Liatris tenuifolia
A basal rosette of almost filiform leaves, usually less than 2mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
 
 Scentless Chamomile, 
Tripleurospermum inodorum
 Scentless Chamomile, 
Tripleurospermum inodorum
Leaf blades 2-8cm, ultimate lobes filiform, 4-20mm, not fleshy, per Flora of North America.
 


























