| Tiquilia canescens | |
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| Tiquilia canescens var canescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Ehretiaceae |
| Genus: | Tiquilia |
| Species: | T. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiquilia canescens (DC) A.T.Richardson | |
| Synonyms | |
Coldenia canescens | |
Tiquilia canescens, the woody crinklemat [1] or shrubby tiquilia, is a perennial, shrub in mid- to lower-elevation desert regions in the family Ehretiaceae. 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.
