Cressa truxillensis Kunth
CONVOLVULACEAE
- Morning-glory family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Cressa truxillensis Kunth
Nomencl. ref.: Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 93 (ed. f.), 119 (ed. qu.). 1819 [8 Feb 1819]
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Spreading alkaliweed
Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Cressa depressa Goodding
= Cressa insularis House
= Cressa truxillensis Kunth var. minima (A. Heller) Munz
= Cressa truxillensis Kunth var. vallicola (A. Heller) Munz
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Cressa truxillensis Kunth var. minima (A. Heller) Munz
2) Cressa truxillensis Kunth var. vallicola (A. Heller) Munz
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Cressa
Species:
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Cressa truxillensis
Habit at Kealaikahiki, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
Flowers at Keanakeiki, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
Habit at Kealaikahiki, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
Habit at West beach, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Cressa truxillensis
Habit at Keanakeiki, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
Habit at Keanakeiki, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
Habitat and cowry at Kealaikahiki, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
Habit at Keanakeiki, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
William and Wilma Follette - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. - Not copyrighted image
Cressa truxillensis
Habit at Kealaikahiki, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
Habitat at West coast, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image
Cressa truxillensis
Habit at West beach, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cressa truxillensis
Habit at West beach, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Cressa truxillensis Kunth var. minima (A. Heller) Munz [148]
2) Cressa truxillensis Kunth var. vallicola (A. Heller) Munz [148]
3) Crinum asiaticum L. [1812]
4) Criosanthes arietina (W.T. Aiton) House [217]
5) Critesion arizonicum (Covas) A. Löve [97]
6) Critesion glaucum (Steud.) A. Löve [138]
7) Critesion pusillum (Nutt.) A. Löve [149]
8) Crocanthemum majus sensu Britton [145]
9) Crocus vernus (L.) Hill [2080]
10) Croptilon divaricatum (Nutt.) Raf. var. hirtellum (Shinners) Shinners [147]
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