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Halberdleaf Violet,
Viola hastata
Capsule 6-7mm long, glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Halberdleaf Violet,
Viola hastata
Violet capsules are dry dehiscent fruits that split open into three sections.
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Canada Violet,
Viola canadensis
Fruit an ellipsoid to globose capsule, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Smooth Meadowbeauty,
Rhexia alifanus
Rhexia's hard, upright, urn-shaped capsules are highly distinctive, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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Harper's Seedbox,
Ludwigia maritima
Stems erect, branched, pubescent. Capsules cubical, 4-angled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Common Evening-primrose,
Oenothera biennis
Fruit a 4-chambered capsule, splitting from top to base, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Common Evening-primrose,
Oenothera biennis
Cylindric capsule, 1.5-4cm long x 4-5mm wide, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Great Willowherb,
Chamaenerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum
Narrow purplish capsules angle upward, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Bland Sweet Cicely,
Osmorhiza claytonii
Capsules (schizocarps) with slightly flattened nutlets, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Purple Meadow-parsnip,
Thaspium trifoliatum var. trifoliatum
Oval capsules (schizocarps) with ribs prominently winged, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Mountain Angelica,
Angelica triquinata
Fruit smooth capsules (schizocarps), strongly flattened, w 2 lateral wings, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Mountain Sweet-pepperbush,
Clethra acuminata
Capsules subglobose, dehiscence loculicidal, enclosed by persistent calyx, per Flora of North America.
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Coastal Sweet-pepperbush,
Clethra alnifolia
Fruit a hairy, spherical capsule within a persistent calyx, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Pipsissewa,
Chimaphila maculata
Capsule subglobose, splitting on the sutures from the apex to the base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Pipsissewa,
Chimaphila maculata
Although the flowers nod, the fruit capsule is erect, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Prince's-pine,
Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica
Fruit a ribbed, round capsule on an erect to recurved stalk, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Indian Pipes,
Monotropa uniflora
As the fruit matures, the stem straightens and the capsule is erect, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).
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Appalachian Red Pinesap,
Hypopitys lanuginosa
Fruit is an upright capsule, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Rosebay Rhododendron,
Rhododendron maximum
Fruit an elongate, sticky capsule, crowned with the remnants of the style, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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White Wicky,
Kalmia cuneata
Woody capsule persistent through winter, borne on delicate recurved pedicels, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Evergreen Mountain Fetterbush,
Pieris floribunda
Capsules 5-locular, globose or oblate, 4-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Mountain Doghobble,
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Fruit a persistant capsule with many tiny seeds, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Mountain Sweetbells,
Eubotrys recurvus
Capsule oblate [that is, spheroidal & flattened at the poles] and lobed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Georgia-plume,
Elliottia racemosa
Fruit a round capsule, 3/8" wide, splitting into 4-5 sections, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Oconee Bells,
Shortia galacifolia
Style 12-18mm long. Fruit a capsule, per Flora of North America.
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Eastern Shooting Star,
Primula meadia
Capsule ellipsoid or lanceolate, 8-12mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Fraser's Loosestrife,
Lysimachia fraseri
Capsules 3-5mm, not punctate, glabrous, per Flora of North America.
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American Storax,
Styrax americanus var. americanus
Fruit a pendant, drupe-like capsule with 1-3 dark seed; calyx persistent, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Carolina Jessamine,
Gelsemium sempervirens
Capsules oblong, abruptly rounded to a beaked apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Indian-pink,
Spigelia marilandica
Irregularly angled black seeds catapault before the capsule appears ripe, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Rose-pink,
Sabatia angularis
Capsule ellipsoid, 6-10 mm long, angles not winged, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Rose-pink,
Sabatia angularis
The capsule (a dry dehiscent fruit developed from 2+ carpels) is ellipsoid, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Compact Dodder,
Cuscuta compacta
Capsule globose-conic, capped by the withered corolla, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Field Dodder,
Cuscuta campestris
Capsule depressed-globose, 2.5-3.5mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Common Jacquemontia,
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
Spherical capsules are 4-6mm wide and split at maturity to release 4 seeds, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Small Red Morning Glory,
Ipomoea coccinea
Capsule sub-globose, 5-6mm broad, pedicel strongly recurved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Small Red Morning Glory,
Ipomoea coccinea
Fruits are 4-valved capsules, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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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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Baby Blue Eyes,
Nemophila aphylla
Fruit is a hairy capsule, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Mapleleaf Waterleaf,
Hydrophyllum canadense
Calyx lobes lanceolate to linear-lanceolate. Capsule globular, becoming larger with age, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Fernleaf Phacelia,
Phacelia bipinnatifida
Fruit: Capsules with 2-4 black seeds, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Fringed Phacelia,
Phacelia fimbriata
Fruits are capsules with 2-4 seeds, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Hairy Skullcap,
Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica
The upper side of the seed capsule flips off when seeds are ripe, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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Jimsonweed,
Datura stramonium
Capsule erect, subglobose or ovoid, 2.5-4cm long, spinose, valvate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Princess Tree,
Paulownia tomentosa
Large woody ovoid capsules, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Princess Tree,
Paulownia tomentosa
Ovoid capsule, each containing up to 2000 small winged seeds, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Yellowseed False Pimpernel,
Lindernia dubia var. dubia
Capsule 4-6mm long, style persistent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Allegheny Monkeyflower,
Mimulus ringens var. ringens
The capsule is enclosed by the persistent calyx, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Moth Mullein,
Verbascum blattaria
Fruit are dry, spherical capsules covered with glandular hairs, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Moth Mullein,
Verbascum blattaria
Seeds numerous, capsules septicidal [splitting open along chamber divisions], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Purple Turtlehead,
Chelone obliqua +
Capsule broadly ovoid, about 1cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Small's Beardtongue,
Penstemon smallii
Capsule 6-9mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Downy Beardtongue,
Penstemon australis
Capsule 6-8(10)mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Foxglove Beardtongue,
Penstemon digitalis
Capsule 8-12mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Eastern Figwort,
Scrophularia marilandica
Capsule ovoid-conic, 6-8mm long, septicidal, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Oldfield Toadflax,
Linaria canadensis
Capsule subglobose, 2-3mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Southern Oak-leach,
Aureolaria pectinata
Plant pubescent (esp on calyx, corolla, capsule, lower stem) w glandular hairs, per Weakley's Flora.
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Downy False Foxglove,
Aureolaria virginica
Capsule broadly ovoid, pubescent; pedicels often to 6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Smooth False Foxglove,
Aureolaria flava
Pedicels upwardly curved. Capsule glabrous, 12-20mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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Purple Gerardia,
Agalinis purpurea
Fruit a spherical capsule 4-6mm wide, splitting at maturity, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).