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Dahoon,
Ilex cassine
Flowers in axillary clusters. Petals and sepals usually 4, sometimes 5, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Possumhaw,
Ilex decidua
Flowers similar to other hollies; petals and sepals usually 4, rarely 5, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Carolina Holly,
Ilex ambigua
Flowers ~ 1/4" in diameter in axillary clusters; sepals w marginal hairs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Spotted Jewelweed,
Impatiens capensis
The 3 sepals form a funnel-shaped sac extending back into a slender spur, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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St. Andrew's Cross,
Hypericum hypericoides
Two outer sepals, ovate or widely elliptic; inner sepals usually obsolete, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Straggling St. Johnswort,
Hypericum stragulum
Two outer sepals, ovate or widely elliptic; inner sepals usually obsolete, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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St. Peter's-wort,
Hypericum crux-andreae
Four unequal sepals: the 2 outer and larger enclosing 2 much narrower inner, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995).
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St. Peter's-wort,
Hypericum crux-andreae
Outer sepals cordate or ovate, inner sepals lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Low St. Peter's-wort,
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Flowers w 4 petals & 4 (rarely2) sepals. Leaves cordate-clasping at the base, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Glade St. Johnswort,
Hypericum dolabriforme
Sepals very unequal. Petals more than 0.35" long. Stamens 120-200, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Early St. Johnswort,
Hypericum nudiflorum
Sepals 3mm long, oblong, obtuse apically, per Weakley's Flora.
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Strict St. Johnswort,
Hypericum virgatum
Sepals and petals not marked with black dots or lines, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Strict St. Johnswort,
Hypericum virgatum
Flowers coppery-yellow with 5 asymmetric petals and 5 narrower and shorter sepals, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Strict St. Johnswort,
Hypericum virgatum
Fruit a reddish-green, erect, conical-oval capsule surrounded by persistent sepals and petals, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Spotted St. Johnswort,
Hypericum punctatum
Leaves, stems, sepals & petals heavily black-dotted. Leaves blunt-tipped, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Mountain St. Johnswort,
Hypericum graveolens
Sepals &petals without black lines, round black glands only along petal margin, per Weakley's Flora.
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Eastern Green-violet,
Cubelium concolor
Sepals nearly equal, linear, 3-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Wood Violet,
Viola palmata var. palmata
Sepals 6-10mm long, acute to obtuse, glabrous to ciliate, auricles 0.5-1mm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Threepart Violet,
Viola tripartita
Sepals 5-6.5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Northern Wedgeleaf Violet,
Viola glaberrima
Upper two petals suffused with purple on the back. Sepals 5-6.5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Halberdleaf Violet,
Viola hastata
Sepals of chasmogamous flowers eciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Smooth Yellow Forest Violet,
Viola eriocarpa
Sepals 5-6.5mm, ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Canada Violet,
Viola canadensis
Peduncles shorter (rarely longer) than the leaves. Sepals 4-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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American Dog Violet,
Viola labradorica
Spur 4-5mm long. Sepals 4-8mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Johnny Jump-up,
Viola tricolor
Upper 2 petals violet or yellow with some purple; sepals shorter than petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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European Field Pansy,
Viola arvensis
Middle 2 petals usually no longer than sepals, per www.plant-identification.co.uk
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European Field Pansy,
Viola arvensis
Sepals oblong-lanceolate, apex acute; basal auricles irregularly toothed, per Flora of China.
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Johnny Jump-up,
Viola rafinesquei
Sepals 3-6mm long, abruptly acute, shorter than the petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Purple Passionflower,
Passiflora incarnata
Sepals 2.5-3.5cm long, with a soft horn-like subapical appendage 1-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Purple Passionflower,
Passiflora incarnata
Sepals 2.5-3.5cm long, with a soft horn-like subapical appendage 1-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Purple Passionflower,
Passiflora incarnata
Sepals and petals surmounted by elaborate fringelike purple-banded corona, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Yellow Passionflower,
Passiflora lutea
5 slender petals, 5 greenish sepals, a corona of threadlike segments, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Wingstem Water-primrose,
Ludwigia decurrens
Sepals ovate with an acuminate apex, 5-10mm long, 2-3mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Water-willow,
Ludwigia leptocarpa
5-7 sepals and petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Common Water-primrose,
Ludwigia hexapetala
Sepals (8-)12-19mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Savanna Seedbox,
Ludwigia virgata
Sepals ovate and reflexed. Style 7-9mm long, its enlarged base prominent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Rafinesque's Seedbox,
Ludwigia hirtella
Petals larger than those of L. alternifolia, exceeding the narrow sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Alternate-leaf Seedbox,
Ludwigia alternifolia
Sepals deltoid-ovate, 6-9mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Alternate-leaf Seedbox,
Ludwigia alternifolia
Flowers yellow, about 1/2" across, with conspicuous spreading sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Shrubby Seedbox,
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Sepals widely ovate (petals absent), per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Pondshore Seedbox,
Ludwigia arcuata
Petals longer than sepals; pedicels 15-35mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Creeping Seedbox,
Ludwigia repens
Sepals persistent, triangular to ovate, glabrous, acute to acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Common Evening-primrose,
Oenothera biennis
Sepals reflexed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Beach Evening Primrose,
Oenothera drummondii
Sepals nearly linear, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
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Cutleaf Evening Primrose,
Oenothera laciniata
Flowers arise from the axils of upper leaves. Sepals reflexed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Great Willowherb,
Chamaenerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum
Sepals purplish, linear-oblanceolate, pubescent, 10-15mm long, 1-2mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Purpleleaf Willowherb,
Epilobium coloratum
Sepals ovate, 2.5-3mm long, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Threadstalk Gaura,
Oenothera filipes
Sepals reflexed separately , per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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English Ivy,
Hedera helix var. helix
Flowers small: sepals 0.2-0.4mm, petals thick, 3-3.5mm long. Umbels terminal, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Spikenard,
Aralia racemosa
Sepals ca. 0.3mm long; petals white ca. 1mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Clustered Snakeroot,
Sanicula odorata
Style conspicuously exserted and recurved and more than twice as long as sepals, per A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989).
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Black Snakeroot,
Sanicula marilandica
Style conspicuously exserted and recurved and more than twice as long as sepals, per A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989).
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Canada Sanicle,
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis
Style shorter than sepals; inconspicuous sepals straight and about equalling uppermost bristles, per A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989).
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Small's Sanicle,
Sanicula smallii
Sepals on mature fruit somewhat spreading, immersed in adjacent fruit bristles, per Weakley's Flora.
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Beaked Sanicle,
Sanicula trifoliata
Style shorter than sepals; sepals w subulate, incurved tips exceeding uppermost bristles, per A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989).
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Flowering Dogwood,
Benthamidia florida
Hypanthium appressed-hairy, completely adnate to ovary; sepals 0.5-0.8mm, per Flora of North America.
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Mountain Sweet-pepperbush,
Clethra acuminata
Sepals and rachis woolly, white, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Pipsissewa,
Chimaphila maculata
Five sepals united at base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Sweet Azalea,
Rhododendron arborescens
Sepals 1.5-5mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Staggerbush,
Lyonia mariana
Flowers subtended by conspicuous purplish-red 1/4-3/8" sepals, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).