Tiquilia nuttallii (Nuttall's crinklemat,[2] annual tiquilia, Nuttall sandmat, Nuttall's coldenia) is an annual, subshrub-like plant of middle and higher elevation deserts in the family Boraginaceae - borages or the forget-me-nots. It is found in western North America from central Washington to western Colorado, and northern California and northern Arizona; it is also found in a disjunct population in Missouri.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Tiquilia |
| Species: | T. nuttallii
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Coldenia nuttallii | |
It is a short, low-growing plant, seldom over 4 to 12 inches tall. Flowers are five- lobed. Leaves are small with ridges, hence the name crinklemat.
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2023). "Tiquilia nuttallii". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ NRCS. "Tiquilia nuttallii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
External links
edit- Images from the CalPhotos archive
- Calflora Database: Tiquilia nuttallii (Nuttall's coldenia, Nuttall's crinklemat)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Tiquilia nuttallii
- Photo
- "Desert Wildflowers in a Very Dry Year"
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