Plant Name
Scientific Name: Tiquilia canescens
Common Names: Woody Crinklemat, Shrubby Coldenia, Ratear Coldenia
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial, Evergreen
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland. This plant typically grows in limestone soil in dry, rocky areas.
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender, White
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: To 8 inches (20 cm) tall
Description: The flowers are small, tubular, and have 5 rounded lobes. The leaves are small, plump, woolly, dull grayish green, and oval-shaped. The upper stems are woolly, while the lower stems are woody. The plants are low-growing and look like miniature shrubs.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus: Tiquilia Pers. – crinklemat
Species: Tiquilia canescens (DC.) A.T. Richardson – woody crinklemat
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