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Tatarian Honeysuckle,
Lonicera tatarica
Petiole 2-5mm; leaf blade ovate or ovate-oblong, sometimes oblong, per Flora of China.
Blackhaw,
Viburnum prunifolium
Leaf lower surfaces paler than upper, glabrous or nearly so; petioles red, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Rusty Blackhaw,
Viburnum rufidulum
Twigs slender, reddish-brown to gray. Petioles rusty hairy, grooved, sometimes winged, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Downy Arrowwood,
Viburnum rafinesqueanum
Leaves with 5-9 lateral veins on each side, petioles short, per Weakley's Flora.
Southern Arrowwood,
Viburnum dentatum
Petioles and lower surface of leaves permanently pubescent, often stellate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Carolina Arrowwood,
Viburnum carolinianum
Stellate hairs present on leaf underside and petiole, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Tall Rattlesnake-root,
Nabalus altissimus
Petioles winged; leaf blades usually ovate or triangular, often deeply 3-lobed, per Flora of North America.
Tall Blue Lettuce,
Lactuca biennis
Leaves on winged petioles, 4-12" long, with several wide, coarsely toothed, pointy-tipped lobes, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
Small's Ragwort,
Packera anonyma
Elongate basal lvs with elliptic, blunt-tipped blades taper to long petioles, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Roundleaf Ragwort,
Packera obovata
Basal lvs rounded->obovate, tapering or abruptly narrowing to long petiole, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Rugel's Ragwort,
Rugelia nudicaulis
Leaves broadly ovate, 3-6" long, coarsely toothed, long-petioled, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Lesser Burdock,
Arctium minus
Petiole of the basal leaves hollow (at least toward base), 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).
Late-flowering Boneset,
Eupatorium serotinum
Leaf tips tapering, margins coarsely serrate, petioles 1-4cm, purplish, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
Common White Snakeroot,
Ageratina altissima
Petioles 1.5-6 cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Small-leaved White Snakeroot,
Ageratina aromatica
Petioles 0.2-2 cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Small-leaved White Snakeroot,
Ageratina aromatica
Like A. altissima, but leaves smaller with blunt teeth and short petioles, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Pussytoes,
Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica
Basal leaves prominently 1-nerved, spatulate, with a distinct petiole, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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).
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
Basal & lower cauline leaves toothed, with slender petioles & cordate bases, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
White Arrowleaf Aster,
Symphyotrichum urophyllum
Basal leaves long-petiolate, petioles not or narrowly winged, sheathing, per Flora of North America.
Wavyleaf Aster,
Symphyotrichum undulatum
[continued] ... petiolate, petiole strongly dilated to a cordate-clasping base, per Weakley's Flora.
Zigzag Aster,
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
Leaves taper to a long winged petiole-like base w clasping auricular lobes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Buck Creek Aster,
Symphyotrichum rhiannon
Leaf margins shallowly crenate to serrate-crenate, petioles winged, per Flora of North America.
Frost Aster,
Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum
Basal lvs oblanceolate, petioled, 1-4" lng. Basal & lower lvs wither early, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Frost Aster,
Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum
Leaves of lower stem sessile or tapered to a short petiole, hairy. — Ron Lance
Northern Tall Flat-top White Aster,
Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata
Leaves narrowly elliptic and entire, on short petioles, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Zigzag Goldenrod,
Solidago flexicaulis
Leaves abruptly contracted to a winged petiole, per Weakley's Flora.
Yadkin River Goldenrod,
Solidago plumosa
Basal leaf blades linear to elliptic-oblanceolate, tapering to petioles, per Flora of North America.
Slender Goldenrod,
Solidago erecta
Basal & proximal cauline lvs tapering to long winged petioles (quickly reduced), per Flora of North America.
Showy Goldenrod,
Solidago speciosa
Basal and proximal stem leaves tapering to winged petioles, per Flora of North America.
Northern Seaside Goldenrod,
Solidago sempervirens
Lower leaves oblanceolate to narrowly ovate, gradually tapering to petiole, per Weakley's Flora.
Early Goldenrod,
Solidago juncea
Stems glabrous or nearly so. Petiole bases of basal and lower stem leaves not sheathing the stem, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
Gorge Goldenrod,
Solidago faucibus
Basal & proximal leaf blades ovate, abruptly tapering to winged petioles, per Flora of North America.
Northern Roughleaf Goldenrod,
Solidago patula
Basal and proximal cauline lvs abruptly narrowed to long, winged petioles, blades broadly ovate, per Flora of North America.
Granite Dome Goldenrod,
Solidago simulans
Petiole bases of basal and lower cauline leaves sheathing the stem, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Eastern Gray Goldenrod,
Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis
Lower leaves including petioles mostly more than 4x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Eastern Gray Goldenrod,
Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis
Lower lf blades oblanceolate to narrowly ovate, gradually tapering to petiole, per Weakley's Flora.
Bearsfoot,
Smallanthus uvedalia
Leaves triangular to ovate w mostly palmate lobes, broadly winged petioles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
White-flowered Leafcup,
Polymnia canadensis
Leaves pinnately lobed, 4-12" long. Petiole sometimes winged near blade, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Carolina Rosinweed,
Silphium compositum var. compositum
Petioles and midribs may be green or red, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
Carolina Green-and-gold,
Chrysogonum repens
The hairy leaves are long-petioled, with ovate, scalloped blades, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Common Wild Quinine,
Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium
Basal leaves ovate to elliptic, 3-8" long, round-toothed, long-petioled, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Common Wild Quinine,
Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium
Lower cauline leaves petiolate, the petioles winged or not, seldom auriculate-clasping, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
Glade Wild Quinine,
Parthenium auriculatum
Stem leaves all auriculate-clasping: upper sessile, lower w winged petioles expanded at the base, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
Tennessee Purple Coneflower,
Echinacea tennesseensis
Leaves mostly basal, petioled, 4-8" long, narrow, without teeth, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Purple-disk Sunflower,
Helianthus atrorubens
Petiole often > 1/3 as long as the blade, broadly winged toward the blade, per Weakley's Flora.
Showy Sunflower,
Helianthus laetiflorus
Leaves w a prominent lateral pair of veins near the base, petiole 1-5 cm long, per Weakley's Flora.
Stiff Sunflower,
Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus
Lvs usually lanceolate to lance-ovate or rhombic-ovate, petiole usually <1cm, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Hairy Sunflower,
Helianthus hirsutus
Leaves similar to H. divaricatus, but rough on upper surface, short-petioled, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Thinleaf Sunflower,
Helianthus decapetalus
Leaf base widely cuneate or truncate, petioles oft obscured by decurrent blade, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Small Wood Sunflower,
Helianthus microcephalus
Leaves mostly scabrous above, resin-dotted, abruptly narrowed to a petiole, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Hairy Sunflower,
Helianthus resinosus
Petioles obscured by decurrent leaf blade, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Hairy Sunflower,
Helianthus resinosus
Ovate or lance-ovate blade with a broadly winged, gradually narrowed petiole, per Weakley's Flora.
Jerusalem Artichoke,
Helianthus tuberosus
Has longer petioles and wider leaves than other perennial sunflowers, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
Jerusalem Artichoke,
Helianthus tuberosus
Petioles 2-8cm (often ± winged), per Flora of North America.
Tall Sunflower,
Helianthus giganteus
Stem hairy, reddish; leaves narrowly lanceolate, tapering to a short petiole, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Common Wingstem,
Verbesina alternifolia
Winged petioles extend down the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
White Crownbeard,
Verbesina virginica var. virginica
Petioles winged, leaves coarsely serrate but not lobed or dissected, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).