| Tiquilia plicata | |
|---|---|
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| leaves averaging 3/8 inches | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Ehretiaceae |
| Genus: | Tiquilia |
| Species: | T. plicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiquilia plicata (Torr.) A.T.Richardson | |
| Synonyms | |
Coldenia plicata | |
Tiquilia plicata, the fanleaf crinklemat [1] or fan-leaved tiquilia, is a perennial, subshrub-like plant of lower elevation deserts in the family Ehretiaceae. It is found in the southwestern United States and northwestern 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.
