Convolvulaceae

Cressa cretica L.

Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Cressa

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Cressa cretica: Convolvulaceae (convolvulus, bindweed, or morning glory family) » Cressa cretica KRESS-a -- from the Greek Kressa , a reference to a Cretan woman KRET-ee-kuh -- — Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: ندوة كريتية, غرارة, ندوة, نعيم
arz: ندوه كريتيه
Bulgarian: Критска креса
Finnish: Suolakarakki
Malayalam: അഴുകണ്ണി
Persian: علف مورچه

Synonyms

Cressa ballii Batt.
Cressa humifusa Lam.
Cressa indica Retz.
Cressa intermedia T.Anderson
Cressa microphylla St.-Lag.
Cressa monosperma Stokes
Cressa villosa Hoffmanns. & Link

Photos

Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rahul Mungikar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Augustin Soulard, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M. Hedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.