Cressa truxillensis
indigenousConvolvulaceae

Cressa truxillensis

Alkali Weed

Indigenous (native)native

Native to Hawaiʻi and arrived without human help.

Cressa truxillensis is a species of flowering plant in the morning glory family known by the common name spreading alkaliweed. It is native to the western United States and Mexico, where it grows in habitat with saline or alkaline soils, such as beaches, desert flats, and playas. This is a perennial herb producing an erect stem with many branches up to about 25 centimeters tall. The clump of stems is densely lined with silky hairs and...

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Where documented · 3 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 2 · GBIF 16 records
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 10
N/A · KahoʻolaweiNat 1 · GBIF 5