Milla biflora explained

Milla biflora, Mexican star,^[1] is a species of flowering plant native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala,^{[2] [3] [4]} where it grows at 1000m–2700mm (3,000feet–8,900feetm) elevation.^[5] It is perennial, growing from a 1– corm, and flowering in summer. Inflorescences of 1–9 white flowers are borne on scapes 4cm–55cmcm (02inches–22inchescm) long. The 2–10 leaves are each 1mm wide and half to equally as long as the scape. The fruits are ovoid capsules, 1.5– long.

Notes and References

1. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MIBI2 USDA Plants profile for Milla biflora
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=281445 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
4. Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220008607 Flora of North America—Milla biflora