ody ▁cr ink lem at ▁or ▁shr ub by ▁t iqu ilia , ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ial , ▁shr ub ▁in ▁mid - ▁to ▁lower - e lev ation ▁desert ▁regions ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Bor agin aceae ▁- ▁B orage ▁or ▁the ▁For get - me - not s . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁North western ▁Mexico , ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁California , ▁Nev ada , ▁Arizona , ▁Ut ah , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁Texas , ▁Ch ih u ah ua , ▁Son ora , ▁and ▁B aja ▁California . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁short , ▁low - g row ing ▁plant , ▁s eld om ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁in ▁tall . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁p ink ish ▁to ▁white , ▁ 5 - lob ed ▁tub ular ▁flowers ; ▁leaves ▁are ▁ov ate , ▁gray ▁green , ▁and ▁f les hy , ▁to ▁ 1 / 2 ▁- ▁ 3 / 4 ▁in ▁long . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Cal fl ora ▁Database : ▁T iqu ilia ▁can esc ens ▁( S hr ub by ▁col den ia , ▁ ▁wo ody ▁cr ink lem at ) ▁Je pson ▁e Fl ora ▁( T J M 2 ): ▁T iqu ilia ▁can esc ens ▁Close - up ▁Ph oto ▁& ▁T . ▁can esc ens ▁description ▁- ▁wc . p ima . edu ▁– ▁" Des ert ▁E col ogy ▁of ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona " ▁Field ▁photo : ▁T iqu ilia