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Mountain Spleenwort,
Asplenium montanum
Sori few, mostly elliptical or narrow, often massing together at maturity, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
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Spruce Pine,
Pinus glabra
Mature seed cones conical-elliptical, scales with small deciduous prickles, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Many-flowered Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium polyanthes
long-elliptical (or cylindrical) inflorescence of numerous small spikelets, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Golden Club,
Orontium aquaticum
Leaves in a crowded cluster, oval to elliptical, with parallel veins, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Downy Solomon’s Seal,
Polygonatum pubescens
Leaves narrowly elliptical to oval, short-petioled, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Water Hickory,
Carya aquatica
Fruit a nut, elliptical & flattened; husks 1/16" thick, with yellow scales, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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American Hop-hornbeam,
Ostrya virginiana
Lvs 2-ranked, blades oblong to elliptical, margins singly or doubly serrate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Musclewood,
Carpinus caroliniana +
Lvs elliptical to ovate, glabrous above, pale green w pubescent veins below, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Rock Chestnut Oak,
Quercus montana
Leaf blades nearly elliptical, margins coarsely and irregularly toothed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Myrtle Oak,
Quercus myrtifolia
Leaf blades leathery, oval to elliptical, margins entire and revolute, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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American Elm,
Ulmus americana var. americana
Samara elliptical, flattened, notched at the tip, densely ciliate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Cedar Elm,
Ulmus crassifolia
Samara elliptical, flattened, 1/2" long, pubescent & ciliate w white hairs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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September Elm,
Ulmus serotina
Fruit an elliptical, flattened samara, 3/8-1/2" long, ciliate w white hairs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Sandhill Wild-buckwheat,
Eriogonum tomentosum
Stem leaves sessile, elliptical in outline, and borne 3-4 at a node, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Common Mouse-ear Chickweed,
Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare
Leaves sessile, oval to elliptical (lower usually spoon-shaped), 1" long or less, densely hairy, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Mountain Catchfly,
Silene ovata
Leaves sessile, oval to elliptical, tapering to a sharp point, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Florida Star-anise,
Illicium floridanum
Leaves often crowded on twig ends; blades fleshy, leathery, elliptical, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Upland Redbay,
Tamala borbonia
Leaf blade leathery, elliptical to oblong, tapering at both ends, 2-8" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Southern Crabapple,
Malus angustifolia
Leaves are elliptical and toothed, with blunt tips, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
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Roundleaf Serviceberry,
Amelanchier sanguinea
Leaves to 3" long, elliptical to nearly circular, w coarsely serrate margin, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Choke Cherry,
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
Flowers in racemes in leaf axils. Leaf blades elliptical to obovate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Red Clover,
Trifolium pratense
Lanceolate to elliptical leaflets, each with a prominent pale green "V", per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Florida Tick-trefoil,
Desmodium tortuosum
Loment segments nearly symmetrical (diamond, rounded-diamond, or ~ elliptical), per Weakley's Flora.
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Sandhill Milkvetch,
Astragalus michauxii
Leaves rather sparse, pinnate, with 15-30 elliptical leaflets, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Northern Toothache Tree,
Zanthoxylum americanum
Leaflets elliptical, finely and shallowly toothed, both surfaces pubescent, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Limestone Flowering Spurge?,
Euphorbia apocynifolia
Five green elliptical glands present, subtended by white petaloid appendages, per A New Species of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce from Mississippi (Fennell, 2015).
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Japanese Bishopwood,
Bischofia javanica
Leaflets elliptical to ovate, apex acuminate, margin finely crenate, per World Agroforestry Centre.
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Myrtle Holly,
Ilex myrtifolia
Leaf blades linear or narrowly elliptical, bristle-tipped, margins revolute, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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American Wahoo,
Euonymus atropurpureus
Leaf blades elliptical to ovate, 2-5" long, margins finely toothed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Silky Camellia,
Stewartia malacodendron
Lvs ovate to nearly elliptical, 2-4" long, margins serrate & finely ciliate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Mountain Camellia,
Stewartia ovata
Leaf blades ovate to nearly elliptical, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Camellia,
Camellia japonica
Leaves are elliptical to ovate, sharply serrate, glossy with acuminate tips. — Clemson Extension
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Sasanqua,
Camellia sasanqua
Leaves are elliptical with sharply serrate margins. — Clemson Extension
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Ovate-leaf Violet,
Viola fimbriatula
Lvs elliptical, oblong, to oblong-ovate (rarely lanceolate), longer than broad, per Weakley's Flora.
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Yellow Meadowbeauty,
Rhexia lutea
Petals obovate to broadly elliptical, each petal oblique. Anthers straight, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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White Meadowbeauty,
Rhexia mariana var. exalbida
Petals obovate to broadly elliptical, each petal oblique, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Catawba Rhododendron,
Rhododendron catawbiense
Blades leathery, widely elliptical, 1/2-6" long; bases rounded, tips blunt, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Gorge Rhododendron,
Rhododendron minus
Leathery elliptical leaves sharply pointed at apex, wedge-shaped at base, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Pinxterflower,
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Leaves generally elliptical to obovate in shape, per American Azaleas (Towe, 2004).
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Dryland Blueberry,
Vaccinium pallidum
Lvs 1-2" long, elliptical, on short petiole, dull green above, pale beneath. — Patrick McMillan
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Cumberland Rose-gentian,
Sabatia capitata
Corolla lobes elliptical or ovate to spatulate, tips usually rounded-obtuse, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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Appalachian Gentian,
Gentiana decora
Upper leaves lanceolate- or ovate-elliptical, possibly with acuminate tips, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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Soapwort Gentian,
Gentiana saponaria
Leaves linear, or elliptical to ovate and widest near the middle, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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White Milkweed,
Asclepias variegata
Leaves petiolate, oval to widely elliptical, to 5.5" long, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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American Beautyberry,
Callicarpa americana
Leaf shape is elliptical; leaf margin is serrate. — Clemson Extension
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Roundfruit Hedge-hyssop,
Gratiola virginiana
Nearly 2' tall; leaves elliptical; flowers on stout but very short pedicels, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Carolina Joe-Pye-weed,
Eutrochium purpureum var. carolinianum
Leaves ovate to broadly elliptical; teeth acute to blunt, 1-serrate, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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White Boneset,
Eupatorium album
Leaves are sessile, coarsely toothed, mostly elliptical in outline, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Climbing Aster,
Ampelaster carolinianus
Leaves with clasping bases [note auricles], elliptical to lance-shaped, rough on both surfaces, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Curtis's Goldenrod,
Solidago curtisii
Leaves toothed, sessile, lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptical, tapering, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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Skunk Goldenrod,
Solidago glomerata
A dense elliptical terminal cluster in addition to the axillary clusters, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Smooth Goldenrod,
Solidago gigantea
Leaves narrowly elliptical, toothed, non-clasping, with 3+ prominent veins, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).