Muilla maritima

Common muilla

Family: Themidaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Common muilla is a California native perennial found in the northern Coast Ranges, Central Valley, central western California, and southwestern California in coastal scrub, grassland, woodland, and valley habitats at elevations up to 2,300 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces white-green flowers with subtle brown midveins, accompanied by distinctive blue, green, or purple anthers. Growing with slender stems 10 to 50 centimeters tall, it develops multiple leaves ranging from 10 to 60 centimeters in length. Its leaves are linear and numerous, typically 3 to 10 in number, emerging in dense clusters with thread-like characteristics. The fruit develops to 5 to 8 millimeters in length, completing the plant's seasonal cycle.

Habitat: Coastal scrub, grassland, woodland, valleys

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: < 2300 m

Bioregions: NCoR, GV, CW, SW (exc ChI), w D

California counties: San Bernardino, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Ventura, Merced, Plumas, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Yolo, Santa Barbara, Fresno, Sonoma, Monterey, Orange, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Napa, San Joaquin, Inyo, Madera, Tulare, Placer, Alameda, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Marin, San Benito, Solano, Tuolumne, Nevada, Lake, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.