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Cressa truxillensis Kunth

cressa, spreading alkaliweed

Cressa truxillensis Kunth Photo: Patricia Jaramillo, Rachel Atkinson, Anne Guézou, CDF, 2012.
Cressa truxillensis Kunth Photo: Patricia Jaramillo, Rachel Atkinson, Anne Guézou, CDF, 2012.

A small creeping plant with blue-grey furry leaves and stems, and small grey star-shaped flowers (Atkinson et al., 2009).

Tolera el agua salada (Atkinson et al., 2009).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Solanales

Family
Convolvulaceae

Genus
Cressa

Species
truxillensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Cressa cretica var. truxillensis (Kunth) Choisy

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: The native range of this species is W. & Central U.S.A. to Mexico, Ecuador to S. South America (POWO, 2023).

References

  • Adsersen, H. (s.a.) Field notes, 1974 and 1977 collections Charles darwin Research Station, unpublished Manuscript.
  • Adsersen, H. (1989) The Rare Plants of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and their Conservation. Biol. Conservation 47(1): 49-77.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Austin, D.F. (1982) 165. Convolvulaceae. In: G. Harling & B. Sparre (Eds). Fl. Ecuador 15: 1–98.
  • Atkinson, R. Guézou, A. & Jaramillo, P. (2009) Siémbrame en tu jardín - Plantas nativas para jardines en Galápagos. Fundación Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador, 151 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/

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