Currently Accepted Name: | Yucca filamentosa L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Feb 2007 |
Determination History: |
ISONEOTYPE of Yucca flaccida Haw. - Determined By: D. B. Ward
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Locality: | USA. Florida. Gilchrist Co.: 2 mi. W of Ginnie Springs. T7S, R16E, Sec. 32. |
Description: | Leaves all basal, 2.5-2.8 cm broad, 40-50 cm long, gradually tapered, stiff (not flexed in middle, with marginal fibers irregularly curved (not curled), 4-6 cm long; iniflorescence 2.5-4.0 m. tall (panicle 0.8-1.2 m tall, atop naked scape), axis, branches, and pedicels glabrous; buds dusky rose, to 5 cm long; sepals creamy white (with touch of rose on abaxial surface), 5 cm long, 2.0-2.5 cm broad; petals creamy white throughout, 5 cm long, somewhat broader than sepals; stamens 2 cm long (filaments glandular-pubescent, curved outward distally, 2 cm long; anthers <1 mm long here, other plants to 3 mm); pistil slightly shorter than stamens (style narrower than ovary, ca. 8 mm long, with 3 divergent stigmas); capsules (of previous year) erect, dry at maturity, 3.0-3.5 cm long; seeds black, flat, with thickened margin, 6-7 mm long. Frequent |
Habitat: | Yellow-white sand of roadside fencerow at edge of pasture. |
Collector: | D. A. Ward 10736 with J.T. Weber |