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Open-flower Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Sheaths conspicuously retrorsely long-pilose; nodes bearded, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Small-fruited Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium microcarpon
Internodes and sheaths glabrous; usually all nodes densely bearded, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Small-fruited Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium microcarpon
Nodes conspicuously bearded with retrorse hairs. Sheaths ciliate along the margins, per Flora of North America.
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Small-fruited Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium microcarpon
Nodes conspicuously bearded with reflexed hairs, culms otherwise glabrous, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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Round-fruited Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
Nodes upwardly bearded, internodes glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Velvet Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium scoparium
A viscid band below the retrorsely bearded nodes; internodes, sheaths, blades velvety-pubescent, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Bosc's Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium boscii
The nodes of the stems are bearded with soft hairs, per How to Know the Grasses: Pictured Key Nature Series (Pohl, 1954).
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Silver Plumegrass,
Erianthus alopecuroides
Callus beard exceeds spikelet. Awn spirally twisted, flattened basally, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Sugarcane Plumegrass,
Erianthus giganteus
Callus beard exceeds spikelet. Awn nearly straight, terete, scaberulous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Sugarcane Plumegrass,
Erianthus giganteus
Nodes usually bearded, internodes glabrous or pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Splitbeard Bluestem,
Andropogon ternarius
I predict that Splitbeard Bluestem will become one of your favorite grasses, per Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020).
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Splitbeard Bluestem,
Andropogon ternarius
Splitbeard Bluestem on the left; Broomsedge on the right.
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Broomsedge,
Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus
On the left is Splitbeard Bluestem; on the right is Broomsedge.
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Lopsided Indiangrass,
Sorghastrum secundum
Spikelets yellowish-brown, ~ 7mm long, pilose, with densely bearded callus, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Baldwin's Yellow-eyed-grass,
Xyris baldwiniana
Scape as broad or broader than the leaf blades. Staminodia beardless, per Weakley's Flora.
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Zigzag Spiderwort,
Tradescantia subaspera
The 6 fertile stamens have bearded filaments, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Virginia Spiderwort,
Tradescantia virginiana
Petals distinct, broadly ovate, not clawed; stamens free, filaments bearded, per Flora of North America.
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Smooth Spiderwort,
Tradescantia ohiensis
Plants in the genus Tradescantia have 6 bearded fertile stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Hairy Spiderwort,
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
Petals distinct, ovate, not clawed; stamens free; filaments bearded, per Flora of North America.
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Common Black Cohosh,
Actaea racemosa
Black Cohosh on the left; False Goatsbeard on the right.
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Appalachian False Goatsbeard,
Astilbe biternata
Black Cohosh on the left; False Goatsbeard on the right.
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Common Birdsfoot Violet,
Viola pedata var. pedata
Petals beardless, or the spurred petal very short pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Dooryard Violet,
Viola sororia var. sororia
Blue-violet flowers bearded with tufts of hairs on the lateral petals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Wavyleaf Violet,
Viola subsinuata var. subsinuata
Throat white; lateral petals densely bearded w slightly clavate hairs, spurred petal glabrous, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
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Arrowleaf Violet,
Viola sagittata
Petals light to dark blue-violet. Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Southern Coastal Violet,
Viola septemloba
Petals light to dark blue-violet. Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Wild White Violet,
Viola minuscula
Petals white, lower petal mostly veined with purple. Petals beardless, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Strapleaf Violet,
Viola vittata
Petals white, mostly beardless, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Roundleaf Yellow Violet,
Viola rotundifolia
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Threepart Violet,
Viola tripartita
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Northern Wedgeleaf Violet,
Viola glaberrima
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Halberdleaf Violet,
Viola hastata
Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Downy Yellow Violet,
Viola pubescens
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Smooth Yellow Forest Violet,
Viola eriocarpa
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Pale Violet,
Viola striata
Petals creamy-white [without any yellow]; lateral petals densely bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Longspur Violet,
Viola rostrata
Spur 1-2cm long, straight or curved. No petals are bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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American Dog Violet,
Viola labradorica
Lateral petals bearded [vs. those of V. rostrata are beardless], per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Walter's Violet,
Viola walteri
Petals pale to dark blue-violet. Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Azure Sage,
Salvia azurea var. azurea
Upper lip densely bearded on the back, lower lip longer and spreading, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
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Mountain Turtlehead,
Chelone lyonii
Flower's lower lip has a prominent yellow beard, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).