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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.
Spruce Pine,
Pinus glabra
Mature seed cones conical-elliptical, scales with small deciduous prickles, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Many-flowered Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium polyanthes
long-elliptical (or cylindrical) inflorescence of numerous small spikelets, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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.
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.
Musclewood,
Carpinus caroliniana +
Lvs elliptical to ovate, glabrous above, pale green w pubescent veins below, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Rock Chestnut Oak,
Quercus montana
Leaf blades nearly elliptical, margins coarsely and irregularly toothed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Myrtle Oak,
Quercus myrtifolia
Leaf blades leathery, oval to elliptical, margins entire and revolute, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
American Elm,
Ulmus americana var. americana
Samara elliptical, flattened, notched at the tip, densely ciliate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Cedar Elm,
Ulmus crassifolia
Samara elliptical, flattened, 1/2" long, pubescent & ciliate w white hairs, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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.
Sandhill Wild-buckwheat,
Eriogonum tomentosum
Stem leaves sessile, elliptical in outline, and borne 3-4 at a node, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
Florida Star-anise,
Illicium floridanum
Leaves often crowded on twig ends; blades fleshy, leathery, elliptical, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Upland Redbay,
Persea borbonia
Leaf blade leathery, elliptical to oblong, tapering at both ends, 2-8" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Southern Crabapple,
Malus angustifolia
Leaves are elliptical and toothed, with blunt tips, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.
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.
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.
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.
Florida Tick-trefoil,
Desmodium tortuosum
Loment segments nearly symmetrical (diamond, rounded-diamond, or ~ elliptical), per Weakley's Flora.
Sandhills Milkvetch,
Astragalus michauxii
Leaves rather sparse, pinnate, with 15-30 elliptical leaflets, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
Prickly-ash,
Zanthoxylum americanum
Leaflets elliptical, finely and shallowly toothed, both surfaces pubescent, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Japanese Bishopwood,
Bischofia javanica
Leaflets elliptical to ovate, apex acuminate, margin finely crenate, per World Agroforestry Centre.
Myrtle Holly,
Ilex myrtifolia
Leaf blades linear or narrowly elliptical, bristle-tipped, margins revolute, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
American Wahoo,
Euonymus atropurpureus
Leaf blades elliptical to ovate, 2-5" long, margins finely toothed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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.
Mountain Camellia,
Stewartia ovata
Leaf blades ovate to nearly elliptical, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Camellia,
Camellia japonica
Leaves are elliptical to ovate, sharply serrate, glossy with acuminate tips. Clemson Extension
Sasanqua,
Camellia sasanqua
Leaves are elliptical with sharply serrate margins. Clemson Extension
Yellow Meadowbeauty,
Rhexia lutea
Petals obovate to broadly elliptical, each petal oblique. Anthers straight, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
White Meadowbeauty,
Rhexia mariana var. exalbida
Petals obovate to broadly elliptical, each petal oblique, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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.
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.
Pinxterflower,
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Leaves generally elliptical to obovate in shape, per American Azaleas.
Dryland Blueberry,
Vaccinium pallidum
Lvs 1-2" long, elliptical, on short petiole, dull green above, pale beneath. Patrick McMillan
Cumberland Rose-gentian,
Sabatia capitata
Corolla lobes elliptical or ovate to spatulate, tips usually rounded-obtuse, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
Appalachian Gentian,
Gentiana decora
Upper leaves lanceolate- or ovate-elliptical, possibly with acuminate tips, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
Soapwort Gentian,
Gentiana saponaria
Leaves linear, or elliptical to ovate and widest near the middle, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
American Beautyberry,
Callicarpa americana
Leaf shape is elliptical; leaf margin is serrate. Clemson Extension
Roundfruit Hedge-hyssop,
Gratiola virginiana
Nearly 2' tall; leaves elliptical; flowers on stout but very short pedicels, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Carolina Joe Pye Weed,
Eutrochium purpureum var. carolinianum
Leaves ovate to broadly elliptical; teeth acute to blunt, 1-serrate, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
White Boneset,
Eupatorium album
Leaves are sessile, coarsely toothed, mostly elliptical in outline, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
Curtis's Goldenrod,
Solidago curtisii
Leaves toothed, sessile, lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptical, tapering, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
Smooth Goldenrod,
Solidago gigantea
Leaves narrowly elliptical, toothed, non-clasping, with 3+ prominent veins, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.