Tiquilia plicata, the fanleaf crinklemat or fan-leaved tiquilia, is a perennial, subshrub-like plant of lower elevation deserts in the family Boraginaceae, the borages and forget-me-nots. 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. See also Calflora Database: Tiquilia plicata (fanleaf crinklemat, plicate coldenia) UC CalPhotos gallery — Tiquilia plicata Northern Arizona Flora.org: Boraginaceae (broken link) References plicata Flora of Arizona Flora of the California desert regions Flora of Nevada Flora of Sonora Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Natural history of the Colorado Desert Natural history of the Mojave Desert North American desert flora Least concern plants