| 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 | |
Muilla is a genus of monocots in the family Asparagaceae. It includes four to five species of flowering plants.
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. [1]
In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae. [2] [3] The subfamily has also been treated as a separate family Themidaceae. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Muilla species are native to southwestern North America. [5] [8]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Muilla coronata Greene | crowned muilla | Mojave Desert region in southeastern California and southern Nevada. [10] |
 | Muilla lordsburgana P.J. Alexander | Lordsburg noino | eastern fringe of the Chihuahuan Desert around Lordsburg Mesa in New Mexico. [11] |
 | Muilla maritima (Torr.) S.Watson ex Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker | sea muilla | central and southern California; northern Baja California. [12] |
 | Muilla transmontana Greene | Great Basin muilla | Mojave Desert and Great Basin regions in southeastern and northeastern California and western Nevada. [13] |