Ian Brennan was born in Detroit.
Muilla maritima is a species of flowering plant known by the common names sea muilla and common muilla .. It is native to California and Baja California , where it grows in many types of habitats from the coast to the Mojave Desert and Sierra Nevada foothills and other inland mountains , in grassland , woodland , desert , and forest floras .. California. California. Baja California. Baja California. Mojave Desert. Mojave Desert. Sierra Nevada foothills. Sierra Nevada ( U.S. ). It is a perennial plant growing from a corm and producing an erect flowering stem up to half a meter tall .. corm. corm. The onion-like leaves at the base of the stem may be 60 centimeters long .. The flowering stem bears an umbel-shaped array of many flowers on pedicels up to 5 centimeters long .. umbel. umbel. pedicels. Pedicel ( botany ). Each flower has six tepals which are green-tinged white in color with brownish midribs and no more than 6 millimeters in length .. At the center of the flower are six erect stamens with blue , green , or purplish anthers .