Muilla
Muilla is a genus of monocots in the family Asparagaceae. It includes four to five species of flowering plants.
| Muilla | |
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| Muilla maritima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Muilla S.Watson ex Benth. |
| Type species | |
| Muilla maritima | |
Taxonomy
The genus name is a taxonomic anagram of Allium (in fact, the letters are in exact reverse order), the onion genus, for the flowers' resemblance.
In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae. The subfamily has also been treated as a separate family Themidaceae.
Distribution
Muilla species are native to southwestern North America.
Species
- Current species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Muilla coronata Greene | crowned muilla | Mojave Desert region in southeastern California and southern Nevada. |
.jpg) | Muilla lordsburgana P.J. Alexander | Lordsburg noino | eastern fringe of the Chihuahuan Desert around Lordsburg Mesa in New Mexico. |
| | Muilla maritima (Torr.) S.Watson ex Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker | sea muilla | central and southern California; northern Baja California. |
 | Muilla transmontana Greene | Great Basin muilla | Mojave Desert and Great Basin regions in southeastern and northeastern California and western Nevada. |
- Formerly included species
- Muilla clevelandii (S.Watson) Hoover — synonym of Bloomeria clevelandii S.Watson
References
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