Tetraclea coulteri
| Tetraclea coulteri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Tetraclea |
| Species: | T. coulteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraclea coulteri A.Gray | |
Tetraclea coulteri, Coulter's wrinklefruit,[1] is a perennial plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) that grows on sandy flats and coarse gravelly slopes of the Sonoran Desert, from southern Arizona to western Texas and northern Mexico.[2]:57 Its white flowers open at night and close with the warmth of day.[2]:57
References
- ↑ "Tetraclea coulteri". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- 1 2 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
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