Tiquilia plicata
Tiquilia plicata | |
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leaves averaging 3/8 inches | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Tiquilia |
Species: | T. plicata |
Binomial name | |
Tiquilia plicata (Torr.) A.T.Richardson | |
Synonyms | |
Coldenia plicata |
Tiquilia plicata, the fanleaf crinklemat[1] or fan-leaved tiquilia, is a perennial, subshrub-like plant of lower elevation deserts in the family Boraginaceae, the borages and forget-me-nots. It is found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, in the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California. It is a short, low-growing plant, seldom over 12 in tall.
It has purple, lavender to bluish 5-lobed flowers; also small ovate leaves, crinkly with ridges, up to 1/2 in.
See also
[edit]- Calflora Database: Tiquilia plicata (fanleaf crinklemat, plicate coldenia)
- UC CalPhotos gallery — Tiquilia plicata
- Northern Arizona Flora.org: Boraginaceae (broken link)
References
[edit]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tiquilia plicata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 December 2015.