Tiquilia canescens, the woody crinklemat or shrubby tiquilia, is a perennial, shrub in mid- to lower-elevation desert regions in the family Boraginaceae - Borage or the Forget-me-nots. It is found in the southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico, in the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, and Baja California. It is a short, low-growing plant, seldom over 15 in tall. It has pinkish to white, 5-lobed tubular flowers; leaves are ovate, gray green, and fleshy, to 1/2 - 3/4 in long. See also Calflora Database: Tiquilia canescens (Shrubby coldenia, woody crinklemat) Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Tiquilia canescens Close-up Photo & T. canescens description - wc.pima.edu – "Desert Ecology of Tucson, Arizona" Field photo: Tiquilia canescens; Article & species synopsis-leaves, flowers, etc. - gallery - naturesongs.com – "Shrubby Coldenia"—"Shrubs and Bushes of the Verde Valley & Sedona" Tiquilia canescens photo gallery - CalPhotos References canescens Flora of Arizona Flora of the California desert regions Flora of Baja California Flora of Nevada Flora of Utah Flora of New Mexico Flora of Texas Flora of Sonora Flora of Chihuahua (state) Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Natural history of the Colorado Desert Natural history of the Mojave Desert Least concern plants