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Mexican star
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1861 illustration
Scientific classification
Synonyms
  • Askolame biflora (Cav.) Raf.
  • Gyrenia biflora (Cav.) Knowles & Westc. ex Loudon
  • Blandfordia uniflora Willd. ex Kunth
  • Diphalangium graminifolium S.Schauer

Milla biflora, Mexican star, is a species of flowering plant native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, where it grows at 1,000–2,700 m (3,300–8,900 ft) elevation. It is perennial, growing from a 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) corm, and flowering in summer. Inflorescences of 1–9 white flowers are borne on scapes 4–55 cm (1.6–21.7 in) long. The 2–10 leaves are each 1 mm (0.04 in) wide and half to equally as long as the scape. The fruits are ovoid capsules, 1.5–2 cm (0.6–0.8 in) long.

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