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PLANTS AND MAN 



Yellow star grass, as the name implies, has grass-like 

 leaves amid which rise slender flowering stalks bearing small 

 yellow flowers; it grows on open hillsides throughout eastern 

 United States. Colic root is also a small plant; above its basal 

 cluster of leaves rise the yellow bell-shaped flowers; it is found in 



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Fig. 287. — Century plant produces a tree-like inflorescence after a decade 

 or more of vegetative growth. 



the pinelands of our coastal plains states. Two members of the 

 family are especially typical of our southeastern states. Swamp 

 LILY has narrow tapering leaves in a basal cluster, and a slender 

 stalk bearing several large white fragrant blossoms. Spider lily 

 has similar leaves and white flowers. Both of these are found in 

 wet and swampy habitats. A companion of the yuccas and cacti 



