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Coastal Doghobble,
Leucothoe axillaris
Racemes with 8-44 flowers; sepals ovate, with an obtuse or rounded apex, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Coastal Fetterbush,
Eubotrys racemosus
Calyx campanulate, sepals lanceolate, 2-3mm, apex acute, per Flora of North America.
Black Huckleberry,
Gaylussacia baccata
Sepals 0.7-1mm, glabrous, sessile-glandular, per Flora of North America.
Bear Huckleberry,
Gaylussacia ursina
Sepals 0.5mm, glabrous, sparsely sessile-glandular, per Flora of North America.
Flowering Pyxie-moss,
Pyxidanthera barbulata var. barbulata
Sepals usually pink, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Godfrey's Forestiera,
Forestiera godfreyi
Flowers subtended by 6 bracts, fringed apically; sepals mostly < 1mm, per Forestiera godfreyi (Oleaceae), a New Species from FL and SC (Anderson, 1985).
Fringetree,
Chionanthus virginicus
Four sepals, each 1-2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Carolina Jessamine,
Gelsemium sempervirens
Pedicels short, bracteate. Sepals lanceolate, separate to base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Indian-pink,
Spigelia marilandica
5 linear sepals, 3-12mm long and tapered from base to apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Eastern Bluestar,
Amsonia tabernaemontana
The sepals are deltoid and minute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Indian-hemp,
Apocynum cannabinum
Sepals lanceolate, minute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Poke Milkweed,
Asclepias exaltata
The small green sepals alternate with the larger greenish-white petals.
Wavyleaf Milkweed,
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Reflexed corolla lobes hide the sepals.
Eastern Anglepod,
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus
Petals usually more than 2x long as sepals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Common Dodder,
Cuscuta gronovii
Flowers not subtended by bracts (or occ. 1 bract). Sepals ~ united basally, per Key to the Dodders (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae) of Alabama and Adjacent States (Spaulding, 2013).
Harper's Dodder,
Cuscuta harperi
Flowers ~ 1/16" long with 4 green sepals & 4 white petals with upturned tips, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
Southern Dawnflower,
Stylisma humistrata
Flwrs mostly in clusters of 2-3 in leaf axils. Sepals without hairs on back, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
Common Jacquemontia,
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
Inflorescence subtended by foliaceous bracts; sepals densely fulvous-hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Twin-flowered Bindweed,
Convolvulus fraterniflorus
Bracts distinctly overlap and conceal the majority of the sepals, per Key to the Bindweeds (Calystegia/Convolvulus, Convolvulaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding, 2013).
Blue Ridge Bindweed,
Convolvulus sericatus
In the genus Calystegia, 2 large bracts below the calyx conceal the sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Catesby's Bindweed,
Convolvulus catesbyanus
Its large bracts almost hide sepals, per Key to the Bindweeds (Calystegia/Convolvulus, Convolvulaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding, 2013).
Common Morning Glory,
Ipomoea purpurea
Sepals with slightly narrowed green tips shorter than to slightly longer than body of sepal, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
Common Morning Glory,
Ipomoea purpurea
Sepals subequal, basal half spreading hirsute abaxially. Capsule subglobose, per Flora of China.
Ivyleaf Morning Glory,
Ipomoea hederacea
The hairy sepals have narrow curved-back tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Ivyleaf Morning Glory,
Ipomoea hederacea
Sepals hirsute-villous basally and with a slender tail-like appendage, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Ivyleaf Morning Glory,
Ipomoea hederacea
Sepals with very narrow elongate green tips much longer than the body of the sepal, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
Small White Morning Glory,
Ipomoea lacunosa
Sepals coriaceous, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, margins ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Little-bell,
Ipomoea triloba
Sepals 5-7 mm long, oblong, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
Eastern Blue Phlox,
Phlox divaricata var. divaricata
Sepals acuminate to very slightly awned, the awn 0-0.5mm long; corolla tube glabrous, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
Western Blue Phlox,
Phlox divaricata var. laphamii
Sepals acuminate to very slightly awned, the awn 0-0.5mm long; corolla tube glabrous, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
Hairy Phlox,
Phlox amoena
Corollas subtended by stiff hairy 3/8" sepals and conspicuous floral bracts, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
Carolina Phlox,
Phlox carolina
Calyx subcylindric, the sepals fairly broad, with a rather weak midrib, per Weakley's Flora.
Appalachian Phacelia,
Phacelia dubia var. dubia
Outer sepals are lance-shaped, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Spotted Phacelia,
Phacelia maculata
Sepals have prominent bristles at their margins, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
Common Blue Curls,
Trichostema dichotomum
Sepals remain after fruits drop, looking like tiny pointed sugar scoops, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Mecardonia,
Mecardonia acuminata var. acuminata
Sepals lanceolate, nearly equal in length, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Shaggy Hedge-hyssop,
Sophronanthe pilosa
Sepals linear or linear-lanceolate, exceeded by the linear bractlets, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Roundfruit Hedge-hyssop,
Gratiola virginiana
Bractlets linear, slightly longer than the sepals. Sepals 4-6mm long, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
Flatrock Pimpernel,
Lindernia monticola
Sepals linear-lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Woolly Mullein,
Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus
Corolla yellow and 5-lobed, 15-25mm wide, within woolly 5-lobed sepals, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
Oldfield Toadflax,
Linaria canadensis
Curved elongated spur projects downward through calyx; 5 lanceolate sepals, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
Ivyleaf Speedwell,
Veronica hederifolia
Flowers appear axillary and have 4 distinct sepals. Plant pubescent to pilose, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Bird's-eye Speedwell,
Veronica persica
Sepals 4-7mm, lanceolate to ovate, per Jepson eFlora, University of California, Berkeley.
Cumberland Oak-leach,
Aureolaria patula
Flowers, sepals and flower stalk covered with tiny soft hairs, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
American Plantain,
Plantago rugelii
Sepals narrowly elliptic, 2-4× long as wide (vs. P. major ~1.5× long as wide), per Weakley's Flora.
Virginia Plantain,
Plantago virginica
Each tiny flower greenish-white, w a narrow papery corolla w 4 erect lobes & a calyx w 4 sepals, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
Pinkneya,
Pinckneya bracteata
1 or more sepals enlarged, petal-like, creamy to rose-colored, conspicuous, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Virginia Buttonweed,
Diodia virginiana
Two 4-6mm long, linear-lanceolate sepals (vs. D. teres has 4 sepals), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Poor-joe,
Hexasepalum teres
Fruit capsule somewhat roundish, hairy, & topped by 4 persistent sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Tiny Bluet,
Houstonia pusilla
4-lobed salverform corolla, 4 lanceolate or subulate sepals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Purple Bedstraw,
Galium latifolium
Sepals usually obsolete. Corolla maroon, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Northern Bush-honeysuckle,
Diervilla lonicera
Sepals 4-5mm long, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle,
Diervilla sessilifolia
Sepals 2-3mm long, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
European Fly-honeysuckle,
Lonicera xylosteum
Corolla pubescent on the exterior. Bracts, sepals, and ovary glandular, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Orange-fruited Horse-gentian,
Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum
Bright red-orange drupes are about 0.5" long and capped with narrow persistant sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Yellowfruit Horse-gentian,
Triosteum angustifolium +
Flowers greenish-yellow, tubular, w 5 unequal lobes. Sepals w stiff hairs, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Abelia,
Abelia ×grandiflora
Flowers white-flushed pink. Sepals persist, evolving rose to purplish tinge, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
Clasping Venus's Looking-glass,
Triodanis perfoliata
Sepals lanceolate, acute to acuminate. Bracteal lvs about as wide as long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Southern Venus's Looking-glass,
Triodanis biflora
Sepals lanceolate, acute to acuminate. Bracteal lvs usually longer than wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).