Tiquilia plicata

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Tiquilia plicata
Fanleaf crinklemat, with leaves averaging 3/8 inches.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Boraginaceae Genus: Tiquilia Species: T. plicata
Binomial name
Tiquilia plicata (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.

[edit] References

• USDA, NRCS: United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Tiquilia plicata

[edit] See also

• Tiquilia plicata photo gallery - CalPhotos
• Article - (Northern Arizona Flora)–"NAZ Flora-Boraginaceae"
• typical 7 in diameter plant: Yuma Desert-type--(NRCS photo)