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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).
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Coastal Fetterbush,
Eubotrys racemosus
Calyx campanulate, sepals lanceolate, 2-3mm, apex acute, per Flora of North America.
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Black Huckleberry,
Gaylussacia baccata
Sepals 0.7-1mm, glabrous, sessile-glandular, per Flora of North America.
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Bear Huckleberry,
Gaylussacia ursina
Sepals 0.5mm, glabrous, sparsely sessile-glandular, per Flora of North America.
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Flowering Pyxie-moss,
Pyxidanthera barbulata var. barbulata
Sepals usually pink, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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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).
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Fringetree,
Chionanthus virginicus
Four sepals, each 1-2mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Carolina Jessamine,
Gelsemium sempervirens
Pedicels short, bracteate. Sepals lanceolate, separate to base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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).
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Eastern Bluestar,
Amsonia tabernaemontana
The sepals are deltoid and minute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Indian-hemp,
Apocynum cannabinum
Sepals lanceolate, minute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Poke Milkweed,
Asclepias exaltata
The small green sepals alternate with the larger greenish-white petals.
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Wavyleaf Milkweed,
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Reflexed corolla lobes hide the sepals.
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Eastern Anglepod,
Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus
Petals usually more than 2x long as sepals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Common Jacquemontia,
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
Inflorescence subtended by foliaceous bracts; sepals densely fulvous-hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Common Morning Glory,
Ipomoea purpurea
Sepals subequal, basal half spreading hirsute abaxially. Capsule subglobose, per Flora of China.
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Little-bell,
Ipomoea triloba
Sepals 5-7 mm long, oblong, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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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).
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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).
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Hairy Phlox,
Phlox amoena
Corollas subtended by stiff hairy 3/8" sepals and conspicuous floral bracts, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Carolina Phlox,
Phlox carolina
Calyx subcylindric, the sepals fairly broad, with a rather weak midrib, per Weakley's Flora.
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Appalachian Phacelia,
Phacelia dubia var. dubia
Outer sepals are lance-shaped, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Spotted Phacelia,
Phacelia maculata
Sepals have prominent bristles at their margins, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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Common Blue Curls,
Trichostema dichotomum
Sepals remain after fruits drop, looking like tiny pointed sugar scoops, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Mecardonia,
Mecardonia acuminata var. acuminata
Sepals lanceolate, nearly equal in length, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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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).
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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).
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Flatrock Pimpernel,
Lindernia monticola
Sepals linear-lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Bird's-eye Speedwell,
Veronica persica
Sepals 4-7mm, lanceolate to ovate, per Jepson eFlora, University of California, Berkeley.
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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).
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American Plantain,
Plantago rugelii
Sepals narrowly elliptic, 2-4× long as wide (vs. P. major ~1.5× long as wide), per Weakley's Flora.
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Poor-joe,
Hexasepalum teres
Fruit capsule somewhat roundish, hairy, & topped by 4 persistent sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Tiny Bluet,
Houstonia pusilla
4-lobed salverform corolla, 4 lanceolate or subulate sepals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Purple Bedstraw,
Galium latifolium
Sepals usually obsolete. Corolla maroon, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Northern Bush-honeysuckle,
Diervilla lonicera
Sepals 4-5mm long, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
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Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle,
Diervilla sessilifolia
Sepals 2-3mm long, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
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European Fly-honeysuckle,
Lonicera xylosteum
Corolla pubescent on the exterior. Bracts, sepals, and ovary glandular, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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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).
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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).
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Abelia,
Abelia ×grandiflora
Flowers white-flushed pink. Sepals persist, evolving rose to purplish tinge, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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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).
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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).