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Convolvulaceae
Cressa

not marked as a favorite taxon Cressa truxillensis Kunth. Common name: Spreading Alkali-weed. Phenology: Apr-Nov. Habitat: Alkaline lakes and ponds. Distribution: OK, se. TX, c., UT, and sc. OR south through Mexico and Central America to South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, GrPl, K4, Meso4.2, Mex; > Cressa depressa Goodd. — Tx. Basionym: Cressa truxillensis Kunth 1818 [1819]

Links to other floras: = Cressa truxillensis - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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