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Spring Flora of Oklahoma 
scapes, the leaves basal, and large bracted flowers in 
terminal spikes or racemes. Perianth tubular or funnel- 
form, withering-persistent, of 6 erect or spreading, equal 
or nearly equal lobes, united below into a tube. Stamens 
inserted on the perianth, exserted. Ovary 3-celled, style 
slender, exserted, 3-lobed. Capsule ovoid, sub-globose, or 
oblong, 3-lobed, 3-celled, thick-walled, many seeded. 
Seeds compressed. 
1. Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. False Aloe. Rootstock a 
short crown, with numerous, fibrous roots. Scape 2°-6° tall, bracts 
distant, long-acuminate. Leaves narrowly oblong, 6'-24' long, 
%'-2%' wide, acuminate, their margins entire or denticulate. Fra¬ 
grant. Perianth 8"-12" long, its narrow tube twice longer than the 
erect lobes. 
In dry soil. Wichita Mountains. May-July. 
IV. HYPOXIS L. 
Small, apparently stemless herbs. Leaves grass-like, 
hairy, from a solid bulb. Scapes thread-like, few-flow¬ 
ered. Perianth 6-parted, wheel-shaped, the 3 outer divis¬ 
ions greenish on the outside, the whole perianth wither¬ 
ing on the pod. Seeds numerous. 
1. Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Coville. Yellow Star-grass. Leaves 
longer than the scape, both sparsely set with long, soft hairs. Scape 
3'-8' high. Flowers 1-4, about across, yellow. 
In moist or dry soil. Oklahoma County. May-October. 
FAMILY 8. IRIDACEiE. Iris Family. 
Perennial herbs from bulbs, corms, or rootstocks. 
Leaves 2-ranked, equitant. Flowers perfect, regular or 
irregular, subtended by bracts. Perianth tube adnate to 
the ovary, the segments or lobes in 2 series, convolute in 
the bud, withering-persistent. Stamens 3, distinct or 
monadelphous, alternate with the petals, with extrorse 
anthers. Ovary inferior, mostly 3-celled. Ovules most¬ 
ly numerous in each cell, anatropous. Style 3-cleft. 
Capsule 3-celled, 3-angled or 3-lobed, many-seeded. 
