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Biltmore Carrionflower,
Smilax biltmoreana
The tepals are attached at the base of the superior ovary (developing berry).
Yellow Sunnybell,
Schoenolirion croceum
Yellow tepals and a green or greenish-yellow superior ovary, per Flora of North America.
Turk's Cap Lily,
Lilium superbum
A superior ovary, thus attached above the point of the tepals' attachment.
Georgia Hackberry,
Celtis tenuifolia
Calyx 5-6 lobed nearly to base. Petals absent. Superior ovary with 2 stigmas, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Common Pokeweed,
Phytolacca americana
5-30 stamens that are as long as the sepals. Superior ovary, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Goldenseal,
Hydrastis canadensis
Flower solitary, superior ovary with numerous carpels. Scape densely hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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.
Evergreen Barberry,
Berberis julianae
Flowers 10-25-fascicled. Berberis's superior ovary symmetrically club-shaped, per Flora of China.
Nandina,
Nandina domestica
Tepals and anthers are attached at the base of the superior ovary.
Bloodroot,
Sanguinaria canadensis
A superior ovary, and about twice as many stamens as petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Appalachian Pygmy Pipes,
Monotropsis odorata
A superior ovary with capitate [head-like] stigma, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
American Persimmon,
Diospyros virginiana
Position of calyx remnant reveals fruit to be derived from a superior ovary, per Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee.