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Tiquilia nuttallii, (Nuttall's crinklemat, annual tiquilia, Nuttall sandmat, Nuttall's coldenia) is an annual, subshrub-like plant of middle and higher elevation deserts in the Boraginaceae family - Borage or the Forget-me-nots. It is found in the western United States from central Washington to western Colorado, and northern California and northern Arizona; it is also found in a disjunct population in Missouri. It is a short, low-growing plant, seldom over 4 to 12 in tall. Flowers are 5-lobed. Leaves are small with ridges, hence the name crinklemat.

Plant type

Annual herb

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub