Muilla transmontana

Great basin muilla

Family: Themidaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Great basin muilla is a California native perennial found in the Great Basin bioregion in high desert scrub and conifer woodland at elevations of 1,400 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces white flowers often tinged with lilac, arranged in clusters with 12 to 30 individual flowers. Growing with erect scapes 15 to 50 centimeters tall, it emerges from a base of multiple narrow leaves. Its leaves are 3 to 5 in number, measuring 5 to 30 centimeters long with distinctive slender structures. The stamens form an intriguing nectar cup with yellow anthers, creating an elegant botanical feature unique to this desert-adapted species.

Habitat: High desert scrub, conifer woodland

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 1400-2500 m

Bioregions: GB

California counties: San Bernardino, Alpine, Lassen, Kern, Siskiyou, Mono, Plumas, Sierra, Modoc

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