Mexican Star

Description

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.