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American Climbing Fern,
Lygodium palmatum
Sterile pinnae borne on forked stalks, divided into paired palmate pinnules, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
Broadleaf Arrowhead,
Sagittaria latifolia +
Leaves palmately veined; leaf bases with long pointed lobes , per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Bermuda Grass,
Cynodon dactylon
Its creeping habit & palmately compound inflorescence make it easy to ID, per www.missouriplants.com
Common Jack-in-the-Pulpit,
Arisaema triphyllum
Normally a pair of leaves, each palmately divided into thirds, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Pepper-elder,
Peperomia pellucida
Leaf blade palmately 5-7-veined, broadly ovate to deltate; surfaces glabrous, per Flora of North America.
Edible Fig,
Ficus carica
Leaves palmately 3-5 lobed, rough above, coarsely pubescent beneath, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
Goldenseal,
Hydrastis canadensis
Leaves 5-7" wide, palmately veined and deeply lobed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Tall Buttercup,
Ranunculus acris
Leaves to 4" wide, palmately divided into 5 or 7 unstalked narrow segments, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Carolina Tassel-rue,
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Principal leaves up to 8" wide, palmately cleft into 5-11 segments, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Goldthread,
Coptis trifolia
Leaves shiny, palmately divided into 3 toothed, smooth, oval or fan-shaped leaflets, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
Carolina Moonseed,
Nephroia carolina
Leaves palmately veined, not peltate, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Moonseed,
Menispermum canadense
Leaves palmately veined, lobed or not, petiole attached inside lower margin, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
Bloodroot,
Sanguinaria canadensis
Leaf is circular in outline but palmately lobed, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Roundleaf Gooseberry,
Ribes rotundifolium
Leaves roundish in general outline, palmately veined and lobed, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
Miccosukee Gooseberry,
Ribes echinellum
A low shrub with palmately lobed and veined leaves, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
American Sycamore,
Platanus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Leaves palmately veined, with 3-5 coarsely toothed lobes, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Old Field Cinquefoil,
Potentilla simplex
Leaves palmately compound/Leaflet margins coarsely toothed except near base, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
Rough-fruited Cinquefoil,
Potentilla recta
Leaves palmately compound, stipules pectinate [comb-like] to entire, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Purple Flowering-raspberry,
Rubacer odoratum
Leaves palmately lobed with 3-5 triangular, irregularly toothed, divisions, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Parsley-piert,
Aphanes australis
Leaves palmately dissected. Flowers in axillary clusters surounded by stipules, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Queen-of-the-Prairie,
Filipendula rubra
Terminal leaflet with 7-9 palmate lobes; lateral leaflets lobed and toothed, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Queen-of-the-Meadow,
Filipendula ulmaria
Terminal leaflet with 3-5 palmate lobes; lateral leaflets unlobed, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Eastern Ninebark,
Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
Leaves palmately 3-lobed (some leaves unlobed), margins round-toothed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Eastern Redbud,
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis
Leaves palmately veined, glabrous above, bases heart-shaped, margins entire, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Tall Blue Wild Indigo,
Baptisia australis
Leaves palmately trifoliate; leaflets 1-3" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Creamy Wild Indigo,
Baptisia bracteata
Leaves entire, palmately trifoliolate. Leaflets oblanceolate, to 1.5" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Northern Sundial Lupine,
Lupinus perennis var. perennis
Leaves palmately compound; leaflets 7-11, oblanceolate, 3-5x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Lupine Scurfpea,
Orbexilum lupinellus
Very peculiar leaves, palmately 5-7-foliolate with "oblinear" leaflets, make this unmistakable, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
Viperina,
Zornia bracteata
The palmately 4-foliolate leaves are unique, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
Wafer-ash,
Ptelea trifoliata
Sources disagree as to whether the leaves are pinnately compound or palmately compound...
Painted Buckeye,
Aesculus sylvatica
Opposite, palmately compound leaves with 5-7 pinnately veined leaflets, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Red Buckeye,
Aesculus pavia var. pavia
Opposite, palmately compound leaves with 5-7 pinnately veined leaflets, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Yellow Buckeye,
Aesculus flava
Opposite, palmately compound leaves with usually 5 finely toothed leaflets, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
Ohio Buckeye,
Aesculus glabra var. glabra
Opposite, palmately compound leaves with 5-7 pinnately veined leaflets, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Bottlebrush Buckeye,
Aesculus parviflora
Opposite, palmately compound leaves with 5-7 pinnately veined leaflets, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Porcelain-berry,
Ampelopsis glandulosa
Leaves simple and palmately veined (grape-like), 3(-5) lobed, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Carolina Bristlemallow,
Modiola caroliniana
Leaves are palmately divided into 6-7 lobes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Scarlet Rosemallow,
Hibiscus coccineus
Leaves have 5-7 narrow palmate often cleft lobes, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
Okra,
Abelmoschus esculentus
Leaf blade palmately 3-7 lobed, sparsely hirsute on both surfaces, per Flora of China.
Purple Passionflower,
Passiflora incarnata
Leaves deeply palmately 3-lobed; lobes with constricted bases & pointed tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
English Ivy,
Hedera helix var. helix
Leaves on mature plants are not palmately lobed, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
English Ivy,
Hedera helix var. helix
Leaves on juvenile wood are palmately lobed, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
Sea Holly,
Eryngium maritimum
Leaves thickly coriaceous, palmately lobed and tipped with stout spines, per Weakley's Flora.
Oconee Bells,
Shortia galacifolia
Leaves with pinnate veins (vs. the palmate veins of Galax), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Galax,
Galax urceolata
Leaves nearly circular with palmate veins [vs. the pinnate veins of Shortia], per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Mapleleaf Waterleaf,
Hydrophyllum canadense
Principal stem leaves palmately lobed, maple-like; basal lvs pinnately divided, per Weakley's Flora.
Chaste-tree,
Vitex agnus-castus
Lvs palmately compound; leaflets elliptic-lanceolate to oblanceolate, entire, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Blue Water-hyssop,
Bacopa caroliniana
Leaves w 3-7 palmate veins and a minty fragrance distinctive among aquatics, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
Corn Speedwell,
Veronica arvensis
Leaves palmately veined, upper sessile or subsessile, lower petiolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Five-lobed Cucumber,
Cayaponia quinqueloba
Leaves palmately lobed, the divisions angular and toothed, per Weakley's Flora.
Creeping Cucumber,
Melothria pendula
Leaves toothed, shallowly to deeply palmately 5-lobed; base deeply cordate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Balsam-pear,
Momordica charantia ssp. charantia
Leaf blade suborbiculate-orbiculate, deeply palmately 5-7 lobed, base cordate, per Flora of North America.
Tall Rattlesnake-root,
Nabalus altissimus
Basal leaves, if present, broad and triangular or palmately lobed or divided, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
Lion's-foot Rattlesnake-root,
Nabalus serpentaria
Lower lvs pinnately lobed, rather rounded (vs. most other Nabalus sp. palmately lobed, angular), per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Great Indian-plantain,
Arnoglossum reniforme
Leaves palmately veined, reniform, shallowly lobed, dentate, petiolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Late-flowering Boneset,
Eupatorium serotinum
Leaves palmately nerved, sparsely hairy, margins sharply serrate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Bearsfoot,
Smallanthus uvedalia
Leaves triangular to ovate w mostly palmate lobes, broadly winged petioles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Threadleaf Coreopsis,
Coreopsis verticillata
Leaves palmately divided into linear segments imparting a soft lacy texture, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
Tall Coreopsis,
Coreopsis tripteris
Principal leaves are palmately divided into 3 segments and most are petioled, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Coltsfoot,
Tussilago farfara
Basal leaf blades palmately nerved, orbiculate to polygonal or lobed, per Flora of North America.