| Tetraclea coulteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Tetraclea |
| Species: | T. coulteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraclea coulteri A.Gray | |
Tetraclea coulteri, or Coulter's wrinklefruit, 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. Its white flowers open at night and close with the warmth of day.
References
- NRCS. "Tetraclea coulteri". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
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