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Narrow Sword Fern,
Nephrolepis cordifolia var. cordifolia
Pinnae attached 5-12mm apart, auricled at base on the side toward the leaf tip, per Weakley's Flora.
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Ebony Spleenwort,
Asplenium platyneuron
Pinnae alternate, with superior auricles; sessile, bases overlapping rachis, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
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Giant Timber Bamboo,
Phyllostachys bambusoides
Leaf sheaths with 2 tufts of bristles on auricles, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Yellow Indiangrass,
Sorghastrum nutans
Note auricled sheaths and narrow flat blades, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Erect Dayflower,
Commelina erecta var. erecta
Leaf sheaths prolonged upwards into auricles, ciliate with white hairs, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Path Rush,
Juncus tenuis
The auricle at mouth of leaf sheath is pale and extends well past the mouth, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Forked Rush,
Juncus dichotomus
The auricle at the mouth of the leaf sheath is short (vs long in J. tenuis), per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Dune Greenbrier,
Smilax auriculata
Blades frequently broadened or auricled below midpoint, margin with prominent cartilaginous band, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Common Birdsfoot Violet,
Viola pedata var. pedata
Calyx glabrous, ciliate; auricles prominent, entire, not elongating in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
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Wood Violet,
Viola palmata var. palmata
Sepals 6-10mm long, acute to obtuse, glabrous to ciliate, auricles 0.5-1mm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Arrowleaf Violet,
Viola sagittata
Auricles mostly prominent and entire, elongating to 3mm in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
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Sword-leaved Violet,
Viola emarginata var. 5
V. emarginata species complex: Auricles prominent, entire to erose, elongating to 5mm in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
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Canada Violet,
Viola canadensis
Calyx glabrous/sparsely hirtellous; auricles short, not elongating in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
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Walter's Violet,
Viola walteri
Calyx glabrous, eciliate; auricles short and entire, not elongating in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
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European Field Pansy,
Viola arvensis
Sepals oblong-lanceolate, apex acute; basal auricles irregularly toothed, per Flora of China.
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Johnny Jump-up,
Viola rafinesquei
Auricles prominent, entire or erose, not elongating in fruit, per A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023).
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Heartleaf Skullcap,
Scutellaria ovata var. bracteata
Lower lip with large lateral auricles (flabelliform), margins cleft and erose, per Weakley's Flora.
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Florida Lobelia,
Lobelia floridana
Note that the calyx has small auricles and the corolla tube lacks slit-like openings, per Keys, distribution, and taxonomic notes for the lobelias of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding & Barger, 2016).
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Climbing Aster,
Ampelaster carolinianus
Leaves with clasping bases [note auricles], elliptical to lance-shaped, rough on both surfaces, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).