Muilla coronata
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Muilla coronata is a species of flowering plant known by the common name crowned muilla. It is native to the deserts of eastern California
and southern Nevada
, where it is found in scrub and Joshua Tree
woodland habitat, as well as the slopes of nearby mountains. It is a perennial growing from a corm
and reaching no more than 15 centimeters in height. The flowering stem bears an umbel
-shaped array of up to 10, but usually fewer, flowers on pedicels
up to 3 centimeters long. Each flower has six tepal
s which are white in color, often with a blue tinge inside and a greenish tinge on the outer surfaces. At the center of the flower are six stamen
s with wide white petal-like filaments. The filaments are partially fused into a, erect, cylindrical "crown".
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 southern Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, where it is found in scrub and Joshua Tree
Joshua tree
Yucca brevifolia is a plant species belonging to the genus Yucca. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, Yucca palm, Tree yucca, and Palm tree yucca....
woodland habitat, as well as the slopes of nearby mountains. It is a perennial 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 reaching no more than 15 centimeters in height. 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 up to 10, but usually fewer, 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 3 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 white in color, often with a blue tinge inside and a greenish tinge on the outer surfaces. At the center of the flower are six stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s with wide white petal-like filaments. The filaments are partially fused into a, erect, cylindrical "crown".