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Muilla Muilla maritima Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae clade: Angiosperms clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asparagaceae Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae Genus: Muilla
S.Watson ex Benth.Species See text.
The genus Muilla includes three to four species of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae.[1][2] They are native to western North America. The genus name is an anagram of Allium, the onion genus, for the flowers' resemblance.[3]
Species include:
- Muilla coronata - crowned muilla
- Muilla maritima - sea muilla
- Muilla transmontana - inland muilla
References
- ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
- ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Allioideae, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Alliaceae
- ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
External links
Categories:- Brodiaeoideae
- Asparagaceae genera
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