| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Tiquilia canescens (DC.) A.T.Richardson |
| Bibliography | Sida 6: 236 (1976) |
| Native Range | sw. & sc. USA to Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 300-1500m |
| Description | taproot, adpressed hirsute, leaves elliptic, slightly revolute, 5-13mm long, flowers in small axillary heads, corolla infundibuliform, lobes 2-3mm long, tube 5-8mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lavender-blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Coldenia canescens DC. Coldenia canescens var. subnuda I.M.Johnst. Stegnocarpus canesecens (DC.) Torr. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |