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Wild Bergamot,
Monarda fistulosa +
Outer bracts green or reddish, depending on variety, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Eastern Horsemint,
Monarda punctata var. punctata
Pale yellow petals with dark purple spots nearly overshadowed by the bracts, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Eastern Horsemint,
Monarda punctata var. punctata
Large, leaflike, showy, pink-to-lavender subtending bracts, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Short-toothed Mountain-mint,
Pycnanthemum muticum var. 1
Bracts of the inflorescence puberulent on upper surface, margins not ciliate, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Appalachian Mountain-mint,
Pycnanthemum montanum
Bracts of the inflorescence glabrous (or very sparsely pubescent) on the upper surface, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Hoary Mountain-mint,
Pycnanthemum incanum +
Flowers clustered at terminals with whitish floral leaves and bracts, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Beadle's Mountain-mint,
Pycnanthemum beadlei
Bracts of the inflorescence puberulent on the upper surface, the margins not ciliate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Loomis's Mountain-mint,
Pycnanthemum loomisii
Flower heads rather flat-topped, ~ 1-2" wide, subtended by whitened bracts, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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Shaggy Hedge-hyssop,
Sophronanthe pilosa
Flowers occur singly at leaf bases, nearly sessile, with two leafy bracts, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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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
Leaves primarily in basal rosette, stem lvs strongly reduced upward to bracts, per Weakley's Flora.
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Small's Beardtongue,
Penstemon smallii
Lower bracts of inflorescence foliose, slightly smaller than cauline leaves, per Weakley's Flora.
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Small's Beardtongue,
Penstemon smallii
Thyrse leafy, spreading, with leaf-like bracts, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Downy Beardtongue,
Penstemon australis
Thyrse not leafy; bracts of the inflorescence reduced, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Smooth Beardtongue,
Penstemon laevigatus
Panicle narrow; the bracts reduced, not leaflike, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Thymeleaf Speedwell,
Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
The 3/8" oval leaves are replaced in the inflorescence by small bracts, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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American Chaffseed,
Schwalbea americana
Calyx tubular, 2-lipped, lips unequal, subtended by 2 linear bractlets, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Eastern Indian Paintbrush,
Castilleja coccinea
Greenish-yellow flowers in terminal spikes subtended by red leaf-like bracts, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Cow-wheat,
Melampyrum lineare
Stem leaves entire (bracteal leaves in and near the inflorescence sometimes pectinately fringed), per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Squawroot,
Conopholis americana
A 1/2" whitish 2-lipped flower projects from the stem above each bract, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Squawroot,
Conopholis americana
Stem is yellow, turning brownish with age, covered with scaly bracts, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Branched Foldwing,
Dicliptera brachiata
0.6" long, tubular, deeply 2-lipped corolla with leaf-like bracts, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Yellow Bractspike,
Yeatesia viridiflora
Flowers in conspicuously bracted spikes, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
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Yellow Bractspike,
Yeatesia viridiflora
Bracts and/or bractlets subtending the flowers conspicuous, 5-15mm long, obovate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Bracted Plantain,
Plantago aristata
Separated from other Plantains by its narrow leaves and long hairy bracts, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Bracted Plantain,
Plantago aristata
Spike 1-6" long with stiff bracts protruding from the flower cluster, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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Bracted Plantain,
Plantago aristata
Linear floral bracts to 1" long extend well past the flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Wright's Plantain,
Plantago wrightiana
Bracts 0.5-1x long as calyx [vs. longer bracts of P. aristata 8-30mm long], per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Many-seeded Plantain,
Plantago heterophylla
Calyx lobes hyaline margined, equal to or slightly shorter than bracts, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Brazilian-clover,
Richardia brasiliensis
Inflorescence terminal, enclosed by paired leaflike bracts, per Flora of China.
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Rough Mexican-clover,
Richardia scabra
Flowers grow in dense, roundish, terminal clusters from leaflike bracts, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Sweet-breath-of-spring,
Lonicera fragrantissima
Flowers paired, subtended by 2 linear bracts; calyx lobes essentially obsolete, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Japanese Honeysuckle,
Lonicera japonica
Flowers paired, subtended by 2 leafy bracts, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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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Beaked Cornsalad,
Valerianella radiata
Outer bracts and bractlets of cymules spinulose-ciliate at apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Wild Teasel,
Dipsacus fullonum
Bracts of the involucre curved upward, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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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).
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Largeflower Marsh-bellflower,
Palustricodon aparinoides var. grandiflorus
Corolla 5-13mm long; pedicels ascending, the bractless portion 1-8cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Southern Lobelia,
Lobelia amoena
All calyx segments entire, not toothed (ignore leafy bract), per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Indian-tobacco,
Lobelia inflata
Lower flowers with ovate-leafy bracts, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Indian-tobacco,
Lobelia inflata
Bracts longer than the pedicels. Calyx lobes linear, 2-7mm long, entire, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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White Lobelia,
Lobelia paludosa
Calyx segments not auriculate; pedicels lacking bracteoles, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Southern Maritime Marsh-elder,
Iva frutescens var. frutescens
Flower heads pendent, each subtended by a foliaceous bract, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Seashore Elder,
Iva imbricata
Flowers in the axils of upper bracteal leaves; fruit a yellow-brown achene, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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Sumpweed,
Iva annua
Racemes 3-16cm long. Heads pendant, each head subtended by a foliaceous bract, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Chicory,
Cichorium intybus
Short outer bracts and long narrow inner bracts usually glandular-ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Gall-of-the-earth,
Nabalus trifoliolatus
Involucre smooth with 7-9 principal bracts and 9-13 ray flowers per head, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Roan Mountain Rattlesnake-root,
Nabalus roanensis
The involucres have some long spreading hairs and black-tipped bracts, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Tall Rattlesnake-root,
Nabalus altissimus
Usually 5 florets in each head, subtended by 5 smooth principal bracts, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Lion's-foot Rattlesnake-root,
Nabalus serpentaria
Principal (inner) involucral bracts much longer than smaller (outer) ones, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Lion's-foot Rattlesnake-root,
Nabalus serpentaria
Inner bracts minutely bristly, outer narrowly lanceolate. Rays yellow-white, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Lion's-foot Rattlesnake-root,
Nabalus serpentaria
Involucre has 8 principal bracts w a few long coarse hairs, oft black-dotted, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Prickly Lettuce,
Lactuca serriola
Involucres 10-15mm long, 3-5mm broad. Bracts imbricate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Woodland Lettuce,
Lactuca floridana
Heads cylindric or tapering inward toward apex. Bracts imbricate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Prickly Sowthistle,
Sonchus asper
Involucres 10-13mm long, 8-14mm broad, bracts lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Annual Sowthistle,
Sonchus oleraceus
Involucres 8-13mm long, 6-14mm broad; bracts rarely glandular, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Rattlesnake Hawkweed,
Hieracium venosum
Peduncles usually stipitate-glandular. Bracts acute, about 1mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Hairy Cat's-ear,
Hypochaeris radicata
Stems naked, or only with few and very small bracts, per Weakley's Flora (2015).