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Broadleaf Arrowhead,
Sagittaria latifolia +
Fruit a beaked achene clustered in heads, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Canada spikesedge,
Eleocharis geniculata
Spikes ovoid to subglobose; achene body 0.7-1.0 mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Few-flowered Nutrush,
Scleria oligantha
Base of achene has hypogynium w 8-9 minutely papillate [nipple-like] tubercles, per Weakley's Flora.
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Lined Sedge,
Carex striatula
Achenes elongate-obovoid, per Flora of North America.
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Mulberry-weed,
Fatoua villosa
Achenes white, oval, 3-angled, ~ 1 mm, minutely muricate, per Flora of North America.
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Canada Wood-nettle,
Laportea canadensis
Achenes crescent-shaped, pendulous on winged pedicels, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Virginia Jumpseed,
Persicaria virginiana
Tension in pedicel articulation is sufficient to throw mature achenes 3-4m, per Flora of North America.
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Spotted Lady's-thumb,
Persicaria maculosa
Achenes biconvex or triangular in cross-section, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Curlyheads,
Clematis ochroleuca
Headlike cluster of achenes, each with a long, curling feathery style, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Northern Leatherflower,
Clematis viorna
Fruit is a round cluster of achenes with long, feathery, curved tails, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Sweet Autumn Clematis,
Clematis terniflora
Fruit a cluster of achenes with long curved feather-like tails (styles), per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Virgin's Bower,
Clematis virginiana
Fruit a cluster of achenes with long curved feather-like tails (styles), per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Windflower,
Thalictrum thalictroides
Achenes short-stipitate; body ovoid to fusiform, 3-4.5mm, prominently 8-10-veined, per Flora of North America.
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Mountain Meadowrue,
Thalictrum clavatum
Achene scimitar-shaped. Inflorescence branches stiff and diverge at acute angles, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Appalachian Meadowrue,
Thalictrum coriaceum
Achenes are borne on a stipe that is 0.7-2.5mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Early Meadowrue,
Thalictrum dioicum
Achenes coarsely ribbed, ellipsoid, subsessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Skunk Meadowrue,
Thalictrum amphibolum
Achenes often minutely glandular-hairy, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Skunk Meadowrue,
Thalictrum amphibolum
Leaflet undersurfaces, peduncles, and achenes with or without stipitate glands or papillae, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Small-leaved Meadowrue,
Thalictrum macrostylum
Achenes numerous, slightly stipitate; body ovoid, prominently veined, glabrous; beak 0.7-1.7mm, per Flora of North America.
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Common Tall Meadowrue,
Thalictrum pubescens
Achenes finely pubescent, not scimitar-shaped, not borne on a stipe, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Cursed Buttercup,
Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus
Achenes smooth, turgid, corky-thickened at bases for dispersal by floating, per Weakley's Flora.
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Hooked Buttercup,
Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus
The common name is derived from the strongly hooked beak of the achene, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Hispid Buttercup,
Ranunculus hispidus
Fruit an aggregate of green achenes with elongate beaks, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Sharp-lobed Hepatica,
Hepatica acutiloba
Fruit an aggregate of achenes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Thimbleweed,
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana
Achenes brownish, densely woolly, obovoid, about 2mm long and 1.5mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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American Sycamore,
Platanus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Fruit a pendant, globular head of achenes, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Wild Strawberry,
Fragaria virginiana
The strawberry (actually an enlarged receptacle) is dotted with achenes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Indian Strawberry,
Potentilla indica
Fruit an aggregate of achenes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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White Avens,
Geum canadense
Aggregation of achenes in dry, bristly heads with hook-like appendages, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Spring Avens,
Geum vernum
Head of achenes elevated above the calyx on a 1-2mm stipe, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Spring Avens,
Geum vernum
The presence of a stalk between the calyx and the achene head is diagnostic, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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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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Common Dandelion,
Taraxacum officinale
Fruits olive-brown achenes, pappus a tuft of white hairlike bristles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Common Dandelion,
Taraxacum officinale
Olive-brown achenes are tapered at both ends, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Small's Ragwort,
Packera anonyma
Fruit ellipsoid achenes; pappus a tuft of white bristles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Golden Ragwort,
Packera aurea
Fruits brownish cylindric achenes; pappus a tuft of white bristles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Rugel's Ragwort,
Rugelia nudicaulis
Achenes are brown, smooth & cylindric; pappus is a tuft of white bristles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Late Purple Aster,
Symphyotrichum patens var. patens
Achenes covered w short silky hairs; pappus a tuft of hair-like bristles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Common Silkgrass,
Pityopsis nervosa
Fruit a reddish-brown achene topped with bristles, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Bearsfoot,
Smallanthus uvedalia
Black, rounded, swollen achenes 0.25" long, faintly grooved, pappus absent, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Garden Zinnia,
Zinnia elegans
Achenes winged, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Peruvian Zinnia,
Zinnia peruviana
Achenes wingless, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Greenheaded Coneflower,
Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata
Fruit a 4-angled, brown [when ripe] achene, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Purplestem Beggarticks,
Bidens connata
Each achene has 4 barbed awns, 2 longer outer awns and 2 shorter inner awns, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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Purplestem Beggarticks,
Bidens connata
The inner awns are fragile, so some achenes will have only 2-3 awns, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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Devil's Beggarticks,
Bidens frondosa
Achenes with a pappus of two barbed awns, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Ditch Daisy,
Bidens polylepis
Fruits: Achenes; pappus of usually 2 barbed awns, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Spanish Needles,
Bidens bipinnata
Achenes are linear and needle-like with 3-4 barbed awns, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Spanish Needles,
Bidens bipinnata
Young achenes.