Cressa cretica
Also known as: Cressa ballii Batt. +12 more
- Cressa ballii Batt.
- Cressa cretica var. indica (Retz.) Choisy
- Cressa cretica var. loscosii (Trémols) Willk.
- Cressa cretica var. villosa (Hoffmanns. & Link) Choisy
- Cressa humifusa Lam.
- Cressa indica Retz.
- Cressa intermedia T.Anderson
- Cressa loscosii Trémols
- Cressa microphylla St.-Lag.
- Cressa monosperma Stokes
- Cressa villosa Hoffmanns. & Link
- Franca mollis (M.Bieb.) Vis.
- Frankenia mollis M.Bieb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Cressa cretica is a shrub within the Convolvulaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Chad, Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen