Muilla maritima
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Muilla maritima is a species of flowering plant known by the common names sea muilla and common muilla. It is native to California
and Baja California
, where it grows in many types of habitat from the coast to the Mojave Desert
and Sierra Nevada foothills and other inland mountains, in grassland, woodland, desert, and forest floras. It is a perennial plant growing from a corm
and producing an erect flowering stem up to half a meter tall. The onionlike leaves at the base of the stem may be 60 centimeters long. The flowering stem bears an umbel
-shaped array of many flowers on pedicels
up to 5 centimeters long. Each flower has six tepal
s which are green-tinged white in color with brownish midribs and no more than 6 millimeters in length. At the center of the flower are six erect stamen
s with blue, green, or purplish anthers.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, where it grows in many types of habitat from the coast to the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
and Sierra Nevada foothills and other inland mountains, in grassland, woodland, desert, and forest floras. It is a perennial plant growing from a corm
Corm
A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat ....
and producing an erect flowering stem up to half a meter tall. The onionlike leaves at the base of the stem may be 60 centimeters long. The flowering stem bears an umbel
Umbel
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs....
-shaped array of many flowers on pedicels
Pedicel (botany)
A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower....
up to 5 centimeters long. Each flower has six tepal
Tepal
Tepals are elements of the perianth, or outer part of a flower, which include the petals or sepals. The term tepal is more often applied specifically when all segments of the perianth are of similar shape and color, or undifferentiated, which is called perigone...
s which are green-tinged white in color with brownish midribs and no more than 6 millimeters in length. At the center of the flower are six erect stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s with blue, green, or purplish anthers.