Tetraclea coulteri
Tetraclea coulteri, or 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
| Tetraclea coulteri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Tetraclea |
| Species: | T. coulteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraclea coulteri | |
References
- "Tetraclea coulteri". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
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