Tiquilia canescens

Taxobox


status = LC
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Boraginaceae
genus = "Tiquilia"
species = "T. canescens"
binomial = "Tiquilia canescens"
binomial_authority = (DC) A.T.Richardson
synonyms ="Coldenia canescens"

"Tiquilia canescens" (Woody crinklemat), is a perennial, shrub in mid- to lower-elevation desert regions 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, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, and Baja California. It is a short, low-growing plant, seldom over 15 in tall.

It has pinkish to white, 5-lobed tubular flowers; leaves are ovate, gray green, and fleshy, to 1/2 - 3/4 in long.

References

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TICA3 USDA, NRCS: United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: "Tiquilia canescens"]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Tiquilia+canescens+var.+canescens "Tiquilia canescens" photo gallery] - CalPhotos

ee also

* [http://wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecology/plants/shrubs_shco.htm Close-up Photo & "T. canescens" description] - wc.pima.edu – "Desert Ecology of Tucson, Arizona"
* [http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/coldenia4.jpgField photo: "Tiquilia canescens"] ; [http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/coldenia.html Article & species synopsis-leaves, flowers, etc. - gallery] - naturesongs.com – "Shrubby Coldenia"—"Shrubs and Bushes of the Verde Valley & Sedona"