Tiquilia plicata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Tiquilia plicata (Torr.) A. T. Richardson

Fanleaf crinklemat, Plicate coldenia

Tiquilia plicata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Tiquilia
Family:	Ehretiaceae (Boraginaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Coldenia plicata
PLANTS	Tiquilia brevifolia var. plicata

Information about Tiquilia plicata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TIPL2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Range, Description: 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. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).