Tiquilia

Tiquilia
File:Tiquilia canescens var canescens 9.jpg
Tiquilia canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Boraginaceae
Subfamily:	Ehretioideae
Genus:	Tiquilia Pers.
Type species
Tiquilia dichotoma
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Eddya Torr. & A.Gray Galapagoa Hook.f. Monomesia Raf. Ptilocalyx Torr. & A.Gray Stegnocarpus Torr. & A.Gray Tiquiliopsis A.Heller

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. They are native to the Western Hemisphere and are mostly found in desert regions.

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
• Tiquilia nuttallii (Benth.) A. T. Richardson – Nuttall's crinklemat
• Tiquilia palmeri (A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – Palmer's crinklemat
• Tiquilia paronychoides – Peruvian sand flower
• Tiquilia plicata (Torr.) A.T.Richardson. – plaited crinklemat, fanleaf crinklemat

External links

• Data related to Tiquilia at Wikispecies
• USDA Plants Profile for Tiquilia
• Jepson Manual Treatment of Tiquilia