Tiquilia plicata

Taxobox

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Fanleaf crinklemat, with leaves
averaging 3/8 inches.
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Boraginaceae
genus = "Tiquilia"
species = "T. plicata"
binomial = "Tiquilia plicata"
status = LC
binomial_authority = (Torr.) A.T.Richardson
synonyms ="Coldenia plicata"

"Tiquilia plicata" (Fanleaf crinklemat), is a perennial, subshrub-like plant of lower elevation deserts in the Boraginaceae family - Borage or the Forget-me-nots. It is found in the southwestern United States and Northern 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.

References

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TIPL2 USDA, NRCS: United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: "Tiquilia plicata"]

ee also

* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Tiquilia+plicata "Tiquilia plicata" photo gallery] - CalPhotos
* [http://www.nazflora.org/Boraginaceae.htm Article] - (Northern Arizona Flora)–"NAZ Flora-Boraginaceae"
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=copl_001_ahp.tif typical 7 in diameter plant: Yuma Desert-type--(NRCS photo)]