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Bearded Grass-pink,
Calopogon barbatus
The bright yellow bristles on the lip resemble stamens full of pollen, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History (Fowler, 2005).
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Fishmint,
Houttuynia cordata
4 white petal-like bracts subtend flowers composed of a dense short spike of stamens & ovaries, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Water Oak,
Quercus nigra
Staminate flowers in clustered drooping catkins, each flower with 3-12 stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Large-flower Heartleaf,
Hexastylis shuttleworthii
Stamens adnate to the pistil and erect; 6 separate, erect styles, per A Review of the Taxonomy & Biogeography of Hexastylis, Aristolochiaceae (Gaddy, 1987).
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Arrowleaf Tearthumb,
Persicaria sagittata
Flowers have 5 [calyx] lobes and usually 8 stamens, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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Mexican-tea,
Dysphania ambrosioides
Each flower with 5 sepals, 5 stamens, and 2-3 stigmas; petals absent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Lambsquarters,
Chenopodium album var. album
Each flower with 5 sepals, 5 stamens, and 2-3 stigmas; petals absent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Common Pokeweed,
Phytolacca americana
5-30 stamens that are as long as the sepals. Superior ovary, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Small Sea-purslane,
Sesuvium maritimum
Similar to S. portulacastrum but flowers sessile, with only 5 stamens, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Appalachian Fameflower,
Phemeranthus teretifolius
Stigma capitate [head-like]; stamens 10-20, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Piedmont Rock-pink,
Phemeranthus piedmontanus
Stigma subcapitate; stamens 25-42; of mafic and ultramafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Menges' Fameflower,
Phemeranthus mengesii
Stigma subcapitate; stamens (40)50-80(90); of granite & sandstone SC southward, per Weakley's Flora.
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Soapwort,
Saponaria officinalis
A green or red-tinged calyx tube, 10 protruding stamens and usually 2 styles, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Fire-pink,
Silene virginica var. virginica
Cream-colored stamens protrude from flower's center, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Spatterdock,
Nuphar advena
Flowers w 5-6 large yellow sepals & numerous small petals resembling stamens, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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Yonkapin,
Nelumbo lutea
Perianth parts numerous, sepals grading into petals, stamens numerous, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Water-shield,
Brasenia schreberi
Flowers consist of 6 recurved tepals, a cluster of erect, pinkish-purple stamens & a pink ovary, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Goldenseal,
Hydrastis canadensis
Flower composed of numerous greenish-white stamens, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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Marsh-marigold,
Caltha palustris var. palustris
Usually 5-6 sepals, petals absent, and numerous stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Doll's-eyes,
Actaea pachypoda
Sepals and petals drop early, stamens numerous, stigma wider than ovulary, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Common Black Cohosh,
Actaea racemosa
The petals are absent, but the flowers have numerous showy white stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Common Black Cohosh,
Actaea racemosa
The numerous stamens give the long narrow inflorescence its fuzzy appearance, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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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 (Spira, 2011).
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Mountain Meadowrue,
Thalictrum clavatum
Filaments of stamens are white & dilated, suggesting club-shaped petals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Early Meadowrue,
Thalictrum dioicum
[Staminate flowers] Stamens 1/4" long, threadlike, yellowish, in pendulous clusters, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Skunk Meadowrue,
Thalictrum amphibolum
Male flowers have 4-5 light green sepals & drooping greenish-white stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Common Tall Meadowrue,
Thalictrum pubescens
Stamens are club-shaped, white, not drooping, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
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Common Tall Meadowrue,
Thalictrum pubescens
Filaments white, club-shaped, forming a starry burst of stamens, per Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: Northeastern US (Clemants & Gracie, 2006).
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Carolina Tassel-rue,
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Flowers 0.5" wide, with numerous white stamens in a corymbiform cluster, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Round-lobed Hepatica,
Hepatica americana
Flowers have 5-12 sepals (no petals) & numerous stamens & ovaries, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Thimbleweed,
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana
Sepals whitish, petaloid, usually 5; petals absent; stamens numerous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Goldthread,
Coptis trifolia
5-7 petal-like sepals surround a bushy cluster of white-tipped stamens & bright green styles, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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Umbrella-leaf,
Diphylleia cymosa
Unlike most other dicots, the sepals, petals & stamens number 6 each, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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May-apple,
Podophyllum peltatum
Corolla white, firm; petals 6-9, stamens usually 12-18; stigma sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Tulip-tree,
Liriodendron tulipifera var. tulipifera
The flower's many stamens and pistils are spirally arranged, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Common Pawpaw,
Asimina triloba
Outer 3 petals twice the length of the inner 3; stamens in a compact spiral, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Florida Star-anise,
Illicium floridanum
Stamens 30-40, red, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Bloodroot,
Sanguinaria canadensis
A superior ovary, and about twice as many stamens as petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Corn Poppy,
Papaver rhoeas
Stamens numerous; anthers bluish-black and borne on slender black filaments, per Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Celandine-poppy,
Stylophorum diphyllum
Flowers deep yellow, 1.5-2" wide, with 4 petals and numerous stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Lyreleaf Rockcress,
Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata
4 white petals, 4 green sepals, several stamens, and a pistil with a short style, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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Yellow Pitcherplant,
Sarracenia flava
Forcing the umbrella-shaped style-disc down provides a glimpse of the stamens.
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Elf-orpine,
Diamorpha smallii
Flowers have 4 white petals and 8 stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Allegheny Live-forever,
Hylotelephium telephioides
Petals white or pink-tinged to pinkish, with greenish keel; stamens about half as long as petals, per Flora of North America.
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Virginia Sweetspire,
Itea virginica
Five white petals, five inserted stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roundleaf Gooseberry,
Ribes rotundifolium
Green to reddish sepals, white to pinkish petals, and protruding stamens, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Miccosukee Gooseberry,
Ribes echinellum
Greenish flowers w 5 small petals, 5 spreading sepals, long exserted stamens, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Prickly Gooseberry,
Ribes cynosbati
Glandular hairs on ovary become stiff spines on mature fruit; stamens 1-2mm, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Kidneyleaf Grass-of-Parnassus,
Parnassia asarifolia
Petals grayish-veined; the 5 stamens separated by shorter sterile stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Kidneyleaf Grass-of-Parnassus,
Parnassia asarifolia
3 sterile stamens joined at the base comprise each of the 5 staminodia, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Kidneyleaf Grass-of-Parnassus,
Parnassia asarifolia
Note that stamens elongate after staminodia; check lengths in several flowers, per Weakley's Flora.
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Kidneyleaf Grass-of-Parnassus,
Parnassia asarifolia
The sterile stamens (staminodes) glisten like nectar droplets but are dry, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Bigleaf Grass-of-Parnassus,
Parnassia grandifolia
5 stamens w reddish anthers separated by longer, pointed, sterile stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Golden-saxifrage,
Chrysosplenium americanum
Several short stamens growing from a ring-shaped reddish disk, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Two-leaved Miterwort,
Mitella diphylla
Five white fimbriate petals and 5-10 stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Mapleleaf Alumroot,
Heuchera villosa
A cup-shaped white hairy calyx, 5 minute petals, 5 long-extending stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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American Alumroot,
Heuchera americana
Calyx glandular-puberulent, greenish; stamens and style exserted, per Weakley's Flora.
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Purple Alumroot,
Heuchera hispida
At the onset of anthesis, stamens exserted 3mm+ and styles 2.6mm+ beyond the calyx, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Marbled Alumroot,
Heuchera pubescens
Sepals about as long as petals, stamens not exserted, style conspicuously longer than petals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Piedmont Foamflower,
Tiarella cordifolia
The showy raceme of white-petaled flowers has 10 exserted stamens producing a bottlebrush look, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).