Cressa truxillensis
Spreading Alkaliweed
Also known as: Crescentia minima A.Heller +15 more
- Crescentia minima A.Heller
- Crescentia vallicola A.Heller, 1913
- Cressa arenaria Willd. ex Schult.
- Cressa australis var. petiolata Meisn.
- Cressa bulbispermum (Burm.f.) Milne-Readh. & Schweick.
- Cressa cretica var. truxillensis (Kunth) Choisy
- Cressa depressa Goodd.
- Cressa erecta Rydb.
- Cressa insularis House
- Cressa minima A.Heller
- Cressa multiflora Willd. ex Schult.
- Cressa pumila A.Heller
- Cressa truxillensis var. minima (A.Heller) Munz
- Cressa truxillensis var. truxillensis
- Cressa truxillensis var. vallicola (A.Heller) Munz
- Cressa vallicola A.Heller
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Cressa truxillensis (commonly known as Spreading Alkaliweed) is a shrub belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Ecuador, Galápagos, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Paraguay, Peru, Texas, Uruguay, Utah
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Hawaii