PLANTS Profile for Cressa truxillensis (spreading alkaliweed)

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Cressa truxillensis Kunth
spreading alkaliweed

Symbol:

CRTR5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Convolvulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I

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William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Cressa truxillensis Kunth

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Synonyms:
Cressa truxillensis Kunth

	CRDE8	Cressa depressa Goodding
	CRIN14	Cressa insularis House
	CRTRM	Cressa truxillensis Kunth var. minima (A. Heller) Munz
	CRTRV	Cressa truxillensis Kunth var. vallicola (A. Heller) Munz

Distribution:
Cressa truxillensis Kunth


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USA (AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT)

Related Taxa:
Cressa truxillensis Kunth

View 18 genera in Convolvulaceae, 2 species in Cressa

Classification:
Cressa truxillensis Kunth

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Convolvulaceae – Morning-glory family
Genus	Cressa L. – alkaliweed
Species	Cressa truxillensis Kunth – spreading alkaliweed

Introduced Information:
Cressa truxillensis Kunth

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Cressa truxillensis Kunth

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

FACW-,FACW

FACW-

FACW

Cressa insularis: