Talk:Tiquilia canescens

Western Sonoran Desert specifics
On the south side of the Kofa Mountains, southwest Arizona about 500 ft elevation (500 ft) these plants are numerous on the top of lower elevation ridgelines. The plant averages 5-9 in in height 9 in, and about 8-14 in in width. Exceptionally the plant may be 11-14 in in height. All my hidden notes are probably incorrect on the Article page. The leaves are like "ice-plant" leaves, and barely "3/8" in length. The plant has virtually no flexibilty, and is equivalent to a "plastic Plant" ! It is a "woody shrub, forming 'mats' or 'mounds' ".

The flowers are 5-lobed and purple/medium–violet to light-, and at least the flowers could take a pressing between paper- ...-From theSonoranDeserts of southwesternYumaARIZ (from March 17-21, 2008-IN-Bloom: 2-3 Flowers every 4 sq in)--...Mmcannis (talk) 05:11, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

The USDA, NRCS Plants Profile photos
The US Dept of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, photos, are almost certainly of T. plicata (spread out on the sand and all). This shrubby Coldenia plant is like a rubber plant with thick fleshy leaves.Mmcannis (talk) 03:11, 29 March 2008 (UTC)