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Appalachian Pygmy Pipes,
Monotropsis odorata
A superior ovary with capitate [head-like] stigma, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Cranberry,
Vaccinium macrocarpon
White to pink pendulous flowers with 4 reflexed petals [note inferior ovary], per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
American Persimmon,
Diospyros virginiana
Position of calyx remnant reveals fruit to be derived from a superior ovary, per Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee (Jones & Wofford, 2013).
Appalachian Dodder,
Cuscuta rostrata
Ovary with a long, beak-like projection at the top; corolla 4-6mm long & wide, per Weakley's Flora.
European Fly-honeysuckle,
Lonicera xylosteum
Corolla pubescent on the exterior. Bracts, sepals, and ovary glandular, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Five-lobed Cucumber,
Cayaponia quinqueloba
Other floral whorls appear to arise from the top of the inferior ovary, per Plant Identification Terminology (Harris & Harris, 1994).
Creeping Cucumber,
Melothria pendula
An instructive picture of inferior ovary developing into young fruit...
Wahlenbergia,
Wahlenbergia marginata
Calyx tube adnate to ovary, forming hypanthium; corolla & stamens atop ovary, per Flora of China.
False Sunflower,
Heliopsis helianthoides var. helianthoides
Note developing ovary: In contrast to Helianthus, the rays are fertile.