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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).
Allegheny Monkeyflower,
Mimulus ringens var. ringens
Leaves sessile, often clasping the stem, with obscurely crenate margins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Wand Mullein,
Verbascum virgatum
Cauline leaves are lanceolate, crenate and sessile, per www.CalFlora.net.
Woolly Mullein,
Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus
Middle to upper stem leaves sessile, decurrent down the stem to the next leaf, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
Clasping Mullein,
Verbascum phlomoides
Middle to upper stem leaves sessile to auriculate-clasping, slightly or not at all decurrent, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
Cuthbert’s Turtlehead,
Chelone cuthbertii
Leaves sessile, lanceolate, leaf base rounded, margins serrate, apex acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Purslane Speedwell,
Veronica peregrina var. peregrina
Pedicels ca. 1mm long or flowers subsessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Corn Speedwell,
Veronica arvensis
Leaves palmately veined, upper sessile or subsessile, lower petiolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Corn Speedwell,
Veronica arvensis
Its bright blue flowers are nearly sessile and less than 1/8" wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
American Chaffseed,
Schwalbea americana
Leaves lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, entire, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Wood-betony,
Pedicularis canadensis
Stem leaves are reduced in size upward with the upper almost sessile, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Blue Twinflower,
Dyschoriste oblongifolia
Stem pilose. Leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, ciliate, sessile or subsessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Hairy Wild-petunia,
Ruellia humilis
Stem typically branched at base. Leaves sessile or subsessile, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Carolina Wild-petunia,
Ruellia caroliniensis
Flowers in sessile clusters in upper axils, very few open at any one time, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Carolina Wild-petunia,
Ruellia caroliniensis
Funnel-form flowers in sessile clusters in middle and upper nodes, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).
Buttonbush,
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Numerous sessile flowers radiating in dense spherical heads, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
Virginia Buttonweed,
Diodia virginiana
Leaves are sessile and opposite; flowers 1 (rarely 2) per leaf axil, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
Virginia Buttonweed,
Diodia virginiana
The white salverform flowers are sessile and borne in the leaf axils, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Poor-joe,
Hexasepalum teres
Pinkish funnelform flowers are 4-lobed, sessile, & borne in leaf axils, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Summer Bluet,
Houstonia purpurea
Flowers funnelform & in clusters; leaves ovate-lanceolate & sessile, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Forest Bedstraw,
Galium circaezans
Greenish flowers sessile, widely spaced on forked branches in upper axils, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle,
Diervilla sessilifolia
Leaves, at least the upper ones, are sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Orange-fruited Horse-gentian,
Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum
Leaves ovate or elliptic, 4-10" long, tapering to a narrow sessile base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Yellowfruit Horse-gentian,
Triosteum angustifolium +
Leaves elliptic, lanceolate, or oblanceolate, narrowed to a sessile base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Nannyberry,
Viburnum lentago
Flower clusters sessile or nearly so, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
Small-leaf Virburnum,
Viburnum obovatum
Flower clusters 1.5-2.5" wide, sessile or with a very small stalk, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Beaked Cornsalad,
Valerianella radiata
Cauline leaves opposite, sessile, spatulate or elliptic-lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Clasping Venus's Looking-glass,
Triodanis perfoliata
Clasping or sessile leaves less than 1" long and about as wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Southern Venus's Looking-glass,
Triodanis biflora
Leaves sessile or often short-petiolate, not (or only slightly) clasping, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Pale Spiked Lobelia,
Lobelia spicata
Leaves oblong, oblanceolate to elliptic, obtuse, base cuneate, mostly sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Indian-tobacco,
Lobelia inflata
Leaves mostly sessile, 2-3" long, ovate, with toothed margins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Small's Ragwort,
Packera anonyma
Cauline leaves few, deeply pinnatifid, becoming sessile above, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Roundleaf Ragwort,
Packera obovata
[stem leaf on right] Stem leaves piinnately lobed & sessile upward, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Stokes Aster,
Stokesia laevis
Stem leaves reduced upward, becoming sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Blessed Thistle,
Centaurea benedicta
Heads sessile, closely subtended & partially concealed by large foliar bracts, per Weakley's Flora.
Sandhill Thistle,
Cirsium repandum
Leaves are spreading, narrow, thorny, sessile, and crowded along the stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
Grassleaf Blazing-star,
Liatris pilosa
The heads average about 10 flowers each and are almost sessile, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Chapman's Blazing-star,
Liatris chapmanii
Heads sessile, relatively crowded in a cylindric arrangement, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Southern Blazing-star,
Liatris squarrulosa
Often more than 20 heads, sessile or stalked, each with 14-24 flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Southern Blazing-star,
Liatris squarrulosa
Heads usually sessile, less commonly peduncles 1-8mm (rarely more), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Rough Blazing-star,
Liatris aspera
Inflorescence long & spikelike w many mostly sessile heads, 14-35 flowers ea, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Rough Blazing-star,
Liatris aspera
Heads usually sessile, less often subsessile on peduncles 1-8mm (rarely more), per Weakley's Flora.
Northern Blazing-star,
Liatris scariosa
Heads usually on peduncles usually 8-50mm (rarely subsessile), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
White Boneset,
Eupatorium album
Longest petioles to 6mm, or leaves sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
White Boneset,
Eupatorium album
Leaves are sessile, coarsely toothed, mostly elliptical in outline, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
Savanna Eupatorium,
Eupatorium leucolepis
Leaves well-spaced, almost sessile, about 12mm wide, with toothed margins, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Rosy Camphorweed,
Pluchea baccharis
Lvs oblong to elliptic-oblong, auriculate-clasping, sessile, w serrate margins, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Stinking Camphorweed,
Pluchea foetida var. foetida
Glandular, often ~ cobwebby. Leaves sessile, usually broad-based & clasping, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
Fragrant Rabbit-tobacco,
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Leaves almost hairless above, densely matted white hairy beneath, sessile, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
Silverling,
Baccharis glomeruliflora
Heads mostly sessile, in clusters along twig in axils of leaves, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
Annual Fleabane,
Erigeron annuus
Coarsely toothed cauline leaves > 3/8" wide, sessile but not clasping, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Daisy Fleabane,
Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus
Midstem leaves well separated, sessile, linear to lanceolate, not clasping, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
Daisy Fleabane,
Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus
Leaves sessile, narrower than those of E. annuus, and mostly untoothed, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Common Horseweed,
Erigeron canadensis
Stem leaves sessile, long-ciliate particularly toward base, base attenuate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Toothed Whitetop Aster,
Sericocarpus caespitosus
Leaves elliptic, lower with a petiole & a few teeth, upper smaller & sessile, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Narrowleaf Whitetop Aster,
Sericocarpus linifolius
Leaves sessile, linear to narrowly elliptic, not differing very much in size, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Piedmont Aster,
Eurybia mirabilis
Lower leaves long-petioled w truncate to cordate bases; upper reduced, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Heartleaf Aster,
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Distalmost leaves usually sessile or subsessile, margins serrate or entire, per Flora of North America.
Wavyleaf Aster,
Symphyotrichum undulatum
Cauline leaf blades sessile and cordate-clasping, and/or... [see next photo]
Low Showy Aster,
Eurybia spectabilis
[Stem] leaves elliptic, acute, base cuneate to attentuate, sessile, clasping, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).