Tiquilia

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Tiquilia

Genus of flowering plants in the borage family Boraginaceae

Tiquilia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. The 27 species in this genus are known by the common name crinklemat.[2] They are native to the Western Hemisphere and are mostly found in desert regions.

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Selected species

  • Tiquilia canescens (DC.) A.T.Richardson. – woody crinklemat
  • Tiquilia darwinii (Hook.f.) A.T.Richardson
  • Tiquilia fusca Hook.f.
  • Tiquilia galapagoa (J.T.Howell) A.T.Richardson
  • Tiquilia gossypina (Woot. & Standl.) A.T.Richardson. – Texas crinklemat
  • Tiquilia greggii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – plumed crinklemat
  • Tiquilia hispidissima (Torr. & A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – hairy crinklemat
  • Tiquilia latior (I.M.Johnst.) A.T.Richardson. – matted crinklemat
  • Tiquilia mexicana (S.Watson) A.T.Richardson. – Mexican crinklemat
  • Tiquilia nesiotica (J.T.Howell) A.T.Richardson – Gray Matplant
  • Tiquilia nuttallii (Benth.) A. T. Richardson – Nuttall's crinklemat[3]
  • Tiquilia palmeri (A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – Palmer's crinklemat
  • Tiquilia paronychoides (Phil.) A.T.Richardson. – Peruvian sand flower[4]
  • Tiquilia plicata (Torr.) A.T.Richardson. – plaited crinklemat, fanleaf crinklemat[5]
  • T. greggii, or “plumed crinklemat”, in natural state.
  • T. greggii, or “plumed crinklemat”, detail of inflorescence.

References

  1. [1]
    "Genus: Tiquilia Pers". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-02. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. [2]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tiquilia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    "GRIN Species Records of Tiquilia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  4. [4]
    "GBIF Species Records". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  5. [5]
    "Tiquilia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
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