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Biltmore Carrionflower,
Smilax biltmoreana
The tepals are attached at the base of the superior ovary (developing berry).
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Yellow Sunnybell,
Schoenolirion croceum
Yellow tepals and a green or greenish-yellow superior ovary, per Flora of North America.
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Turk's-cap Lily,
Lilium superbum
A superior ovary, thus attached above the point of the tepals' attachment.
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Georgia Hackberry,
Celtis pumila
Calyx 5-6 lobed nearly to base. Petals absent. Superior ovary with 2 stigmas, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Common Pokeweed,
Phytolacca americana
5-30 stamens that are as long as the sepals. Superior ovary, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Goldenseal,
Hydrastis canadensis
Flower solitary, superior ovary with numerous carpels. Scape densely hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Windflower,
Thalictrum thalictroides
The white sepals surround a cluster of stamens and pistils [superior ovary], per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Evergreen Barberry,
Berberis julianae
Flowers 10-25-fascicled. Berberis's superior ovary symmetrically club-shaped, per Flora of China.
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Nandina,
Nandina domestica
Tepals and anthers are attached at the base of the superior ovary.
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Bloodroot,
Sanguinaria canadensis
A superior ovary, and about twice as many stamens as petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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).
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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).