DRACAENACEAE 308 
Fruit an erect, dry, dehiscent capsule. 
eaf-bla des d ae abru uptly pointed, or rounded at the apex; marginal 
ers curly: eapsu venly narrowed to the apex. 
Leaf-blades of a linea ee somewhat narrowed toward 
both ends, attenuate to the slender apical spine, flat. 1. Y. filamentosa. 
Leaf-blades spatulate, abruptly Notion od or dM unded and 
concave at the base of the stout apical . Y. concavo. 
spin 
Leaves long-attenuate; marginal fibers straigh nd capsules 
kis ncately narrowed at the apex, the carpels uneven 
ngulate. 3. Y. flaccida. 
Fruit P drooping c in Y. recurvifolia), pulpy, indehiscent, 
berry-like ca 
Seed thin n, nie éd: endosperm ev 
Lea Yen pou erect or EI odes capsule 6-ribbed : 
‘seeds shin 4. Y. 
pliable. recurving : capsule 6-winged : seeds dull. 5. Y. 
Seed poer; marginless: endosperm ruminated. 6. Y 
1. Y. filamentosa L. Caudex short: leaves firm, 3-6 dm. long, erect and 
spreading; blades gradually narrowed toward both ends, the terminal spine 
dps long and slender, the Ed fibers par short: Joerg stalk 1.5-4 
tall: paniele-brane hes E abrou ep- 
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YUCCA.)— S, sandhills, old-fields, and 
slice mnn 2. ected from fire , Coa stal 
Plain and adj. provinces "Tla. to Miss., 
Tenn., and N. C.; eseaping further N. 
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X.: Haw Caudex short 
Or slightly aa leaves very firm, 
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most ng, et or ascend- 
g; blades spatulate, somewhat plicate, 
concave, the terminal Pin d 
stout, the marginal fibers long: ing 
stalk 2-5 m. tall: i ar Diae ‘glabrous at least at maturity: perianth 
similar to that of Y. filamentosa, but t e sepals and p usually broader: 
eapsule ellipsoid or somewhat cylindrie, ru m. long: ds nearly circular.— 
(SPOON-LEAF YUCCA.)—Sand-dunes and sandy open 001 Coastal Plain, Ga. 
Del. 
3. Y. flaccida Haw. Similar to Y. filamentosa, but less rigid: leaves pliable, 
us straight a the outer ar a panicle-branches pe eae pa 
Ec ong: seeds dull, ong.— ie d A.)—Dry o 
"onde D. Blue Ridge and renee es due e Ala. to N. C. 
. Y. gloriosa L. Caudex becoming 5 m. tall, sometimes branched: leaves 
very numerous, firm, 3-5 dm. long, spreading: panicle long-stalked: sepals and 
petals 4—5 em. long: Eu n leathery, 5-6 em. long, up qi 
seeds lustrous, 6-7 mm. lon T PANISH BAYONET ON LILY YUCCA.)— 
Dunes, Coastal Plain, Fla. to oN. C.; reported from Mis 
- Y. recurvifolia Salisb. Caudex commonly 1-2 m. tall branched: leaves 
umerous, E smooth-mar gined, a panicle but eae raised 
iue the leaves: a. erect, 5-7 em. long, iden. the 6 ribs winged: 
seeds dull, 7-8 mm. — (CUR RVE-LEAF YUCCA.)—Dunes, Coastal Plain, Ga. 
to La. 
