''Milla'', the Mexican star, is a genus of

monocotyledonous plants Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, ( Lilianae '' sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. They constitute on ...

in the family

Asparagaceae Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, ''Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate c ...

, subfamily Brodiaeoideae. They are native mostly to Mexico, with one species extending into

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>US Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
/ref> ''Milla'' contains ten accepted species:The Plant List—Milla
/ref> # '' Milla biflora'' Cav. - widespread across most of Mexico plus Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Guatemala and Honduras # '' Milla bryanii'' I.M.Johnst. - Coahuila # '' Milla delicata'' H.E.Moore - Guerrero # '' Milla filifolia'' T.M.Howard - Morelos # '' Milla magnifica'' H.E.Moore - Guerrero, Morelos # '' Milla mexicana'' T.M.Howard - Puebla, Oaxaca # '' Milla mortoniana'' H.E.Moore - Guerrero # '' Milla oaxacana'' Ravenna - Oaxaca # '' Milla potosina'' T.M.Howard - San Luis Potosí # '' Milla rosea'' H.E.Moore - Nuevo León

References

External links

Pacific Bulb Society
Brodiaeoideae Asparagaceae genera Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles {{Asparagaceae-stub