Convolvulaceae

Spreading alkaliweed

Cressa truxillensis Kunth

Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Cressa

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Common names

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English: Spreading alkaliweed

Synonyms

Cressa arenaria Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Cressa australis var. petiolata Meisn.
Cressa cretica var. truxillensis (Kunth) Choisy
Cressa depressa Goodd.
Cressa erecta Rydb.
Cressa insularis House
Cressa minima A.Heller
Cressa multiflora Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Cressa truxillensis var. minima (A.Heller) Munz
Cressa truxillensis var. vallicola (A.Heller) Munz
Cressa vallicola A.Heller

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.