Latin name: Tiquilia plicata (Torrey) A. Richardson
  Pronunciation: ti-KIL-ee-a pli-KAY-ta

  Common name: Fanleaf crinklemat
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Sandy places to 3000', creosote bush scrub,
  Colorado and east Mojave Deserts

  Blooming period: April to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Tiquilia  2) plicata
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