Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Family Asparagaceae Scientific name Muilla Rank Genus | Clade Angiosperms Order Asparagales Subfamily Brodiaeoideae Higher classification Allioideae | |
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Lower classifications Muilla maritima, Muilla coronata, Muilla transmontana | ||
The genus Muilla includes three to four species of flowering plants.
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Taxonomy
The genus name is an 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
- Muilla coronata Greene — crowned muilla − Mojave Desert region in southeastern California and southern Nevada.
- 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.
References
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