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Carolina Sandwort,
Geocarpon carolinianum
Sepals obtuse at the tip, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Piedmont Sandwort,
Geocarpon uniflorum
Pedicels and sepals glabrous, petals 1-7mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Appalachian Sandwort,
Geocarpon glabrum
Sepals 1.5-4mm long, obtuse, margins scarious, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Appalachian Sandwort,
Geocarpon glabrum
Cymes 9-15-flowered; sepals 3-4mm long; petals 4-6(-8)mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Appalachian Sandwort,
Geocarpon glabrum
Larger sepals & larger pleated petals than A. uniflora or alabamensis, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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Lime-barren Sandwort,
Sabulina patula
Sepals acute, with 5 prominent nerves, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Starry Campion,
Silene stellata
Calyx campanulate, sepals united, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Spatterdock,
Nuphar advena
Flowers w 5-6 large yellow sepals & numerous small petals resembling stamens, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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Spatterdock,
Nuphar advena
Six convex yellow sepals almost conceal the many-lobed stigma, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Narrowleaf Pondlily,
Nuphar sagittifolia
Usually 6 petaloid sepals and numerous small inconspicuous petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Fragrant White Water-lily,
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata
Sepals uniformly green or reddened, obscurely to prominently veined, per Flora of North America.
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Yonkapin,
Nelumbo lutea
Perianth parts numerous, sepals grading into petals, stamens numerous, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Yellowroot,
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Petals are absent. There are 5 maroon, ovate, acuminate sepals, 2-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Eastern Columbine,
Aquilegia canadensis
Sepals divergent from floral axis, lance-ovate to oblong-ovate, per Flora of North America.
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Eastern Columbine,
Aquilegia canadensis
The flowers are creatively designed: red sepals alternate w yellow petals, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
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Dwarf Larkspur,
Delphinium tricorne
Flowers (sepals) usually deep bluish violet, but ranging thru pink to white, per Weakley's Flora.
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Glade Larkspur,
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. calciphilum
Flowers (sepals) white; stems 2-4(7)dm tall, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Marsh-marigold,
Caltha palustris var. palustris
Usually 5-6 sepals, petals absent, and numerous stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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False Rue-anemone,
Enemion biternatum
Enemion biternatum has 5 petaloid sepals, whereas Thalictrum thalictroides has 5-10, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Doll's-eyes,
Actaea pachypoda
Sepals and petals drop early, stamens numerous, stigma wider than ovulary, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Doll's-eyes,
Actaea pachypoda
Four to five caducous sepals [that is, they fall off early or prematurely], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Common Black Cohosh,
Actaea racemosa
The sepals fall off as the flower opens, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Fremont's Leatherflower,
Clematis fremontii
The edges of the sepals can be very hairy, but the surface is glabrous, per The genus Clematis in Georgia (Ware, 2009).
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Southern Leatherflower,
Clematis crispa
Sepals thick, 1-2" long, blue to purple, the tips normally reflexed and wavy, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Northern Leatherflower,
Clematis viorna
Sepals are petaloid, and there are usually 4 (petals are absent), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Northern Leatherflower,
Clematis viorna
Purple bell-shaped flowers with very thick sepals recurved at the tip, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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Northern Leatherflower,
Clematis viorna
Petals absent. Thick, firm sepals form a leathery urn-shaped calyx, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Ware's Leatherflower,
Clematis species 8
Sepals usually a uniform maroon/burgundy, but sometimes slightly greenish near the tip –Richard Ware
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Sweet Autumn Clematis,
Clematis terniflora
Both this & C. virginiana have 4 white oval spreading sepals about 1/2" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Virgin's Bower,
Clematis virginiana
Both this & C. terniflora have 4 white oval spreading sepals about 1/2" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Mountain Clematis,
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis
These large, dull blue flowers are up to 2" and have thin-textured sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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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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Windflower,
Thalictrum thalictroides
5-to-10 petaloid sepals, usually at least some flowers have 6 or more, per Weakley's Flora.
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Early Meadowrue,
Thalictrum dioicum
Sepals ovate or obovate, 1-3.5mm long. Anthers 1.5-3mm long, filaments longer, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Trailing Meadowrue,
Thalictrum debile
Sepals whitish, lanceolate to ovate; filaments colored, not white, per Flora of North America.
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Skunk Meadowrue,
Thalictrum amphibolum
Male flowers have 4-5 light green sepals & drooping greenish-white stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Skunk Meadowrue,
Thalictrum amphibolum
Flowers drooping. Five sepals. Filaments white, longer than anthers, per Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: Northeastern US (Clemants & Gracie, 2006).
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spinyfruit buttercup,
Ranunculus muricatus
Sepals 3-5mm long; petals 5-7mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Sardinian Buttercup,
Ranunculus sardous
An erect hairy-stemmed annual to 2' tall. Flowers have reflexed sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Low Spearwort,
Ranunculus pusillus
Petals 1-3(-5), 1-2 mm long, about as long as the sepals, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Kidneyleaf Buttercup,
Ranunculus abortivus
Petals less than 1/8" long, shorter than sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Hooked Buttercup,
Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus
Petals about as long as the sepals, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Hooked Buttercup,
Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus
Petals are 0.15-0.25" long, shorter than or equal to sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Tall Buttercup,
Ranunculus acris
Sepals spreading, 4-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bulbous Buttercup,
Ranunculus bulbosus
Flowers 1" wide with 5 glossy yellow obovate petals and reflexed sepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Hispid Buttercup,
Ranunculus hispidus
Sepals usually spreading, to 9mm long [shorter than petals], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Hispid Buttercup,
Ranunculus hispidus
Petals usually obovate, to 15mm long [longer than sepals], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Fig Buttercup,
Ficaria verna ssp. calthifolia
Sepals spreading, saccate [pouch-like] at extreme base, glabrous, per Flora of North America.
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Fig Buttercup,
Ficaria verna ssp. verna
Sepals spreading, saccate [pouch-like] at extreme base, glabrous, per Flora of North America.
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Sharp-lobed Hepatica,
Hepatica acutiloba
The 5-12 petal-like sepals are white, pink, lavender, purple or blue, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Round-lobed Hepatica,
Hepatica americana
Flowers have 5-12 sepals (no petals) & numerous stamens & ovaries, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Round-lobed Hepatica,
Hepatica americana
What appear to be petals are actually sepals, and beneath these are 3 bracts simulating a calyx, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Thimbleweed,
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana
Petals absent. The five petal-like, whitish sepals are very hairy beneath, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Thimbleweed,
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana
Sepals whitish, petaloid, usually 5; petals absent; stamens numerous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Carolina Anemone,
Anemone caroliniana
The showy 1.5" solitary flower has no petals and 10-20 sepals, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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Wood Anemone,
Anemone quinquefolia
The (usually) 5 white petal-like sepals are often reddish beneath, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Wood Anemone,
Anemone quinquefolia
A single flower terminates the stem & usually has 5 white sepals (no petals), per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Goldthread,
Coptis trifolia
5-7 petal-like sepals surround a bushy cluster of white-tipped stamens & bright green styles, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Goldthread,
Coptis trifolia
Short, golden-yellow, club-shaped petals with nectar-loaded tips alternate with the white sepals, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Lenten-rose,
Helleborus viridis
Sepals greenish, and sometimes variously pink- or white-tinted, per Weakley's Flora (2022).