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Tetraclea coulteri

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Tetraclea coulteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Tetraclea
Species:
T. coulteri
Binomial name
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 

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Tetraclea coulteri​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688