Tiquilia canescens

Tiquilia canescens
Tiquilia canescens var canescens
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Tiquilia
Species:	T. canescens
Binomial name
Tiquilia canescens (DC) A.T.Richardson
Synonyms
Coldenia canescens

Tiquilia canescens, the woody crinklemat or shrubby tiquilia, is a perennial, shrub in mid- to lower-elevation desert regions in the family Boraginaceae - Borage or the Forget-me-nots. It is found in the southwestern United States and Northwestern 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.

See also

• Calflora Database: Tiquilia canescens (Shrubby coldenia, woody crinklemat)
• Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Tiquilia canescens
• Close-up Photo & T. canescens description - wc.pima.edu – "Desert Ecology of Tucson, Arizona"
• Field photo: Tiquilia canescens; Article & species synopsis-leaves, flowers, etc. - gallery - naturesongs.com – "Shrubby Coldenia"—"Shrubs and Bushes of the Verde Valley & Sedona"
• Tiquilia canescens photo gallery - CalPhotos