Leaves of tiquilia plicata are crossed by prominent, recessed, pinnate veins (four to seven pairs), and covered with appressed white hairs. Leaf margins and ridges bear a few short spines. Leaves are evergreen, densely clustered, on zig-zag stems which have an opposite branching arrangement.
The small, funnel-shaped flowers have a white, pink or reddish corolla, with five shallow lobes, and five yellow-tipped stamens, not exserted. The calyx is divided into five pointed lobes, and has a covering of relatively long hairs, on the inner surface. Flowers are solitary, at the leaf nodes, and sessile.
Common name:
Fan-leaved crinklemat
Family:
Scientific name:
Tiquilia plicata
Main flower color:
Range:
The Mojave Desert, and some neighboring areas
Height:
A few inches - stems are prostrate
Habitat:
Gravelly and sandy flats, sand dunes
Leaves:
Ovate to obovate, up to 0.5 inches long, prominently veined, covered with short, fine, white hairs
Season:
March to July
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