Muilla

Not to be confused with Milla, Mulla (disambiguation), or Milula.

Muilla is a genus of monocots in the family Asparagaceae. It includes four to five species of flowering plants.

Muilla
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 S.Watson ex Benth.

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.^[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]

Distribution

Muilla species are native to southwestern North America.^[5][8]

Species

Current species ^[5][7][8][9]

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]

Formerly included species

• Muilla clevelandii (S.Watson) Hoover — synonym of Bloomeria clevelandii S.Watson