Cressa (plant)
# Cressa (plant)

Cressa is a genus of plants in the morning glory family known generally as alkaliweeds. These plants are native to the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. They are clumpy and low-growing but usually have erect stems covered white-haired, green leaves. They produce tiny white flowers about half a centimeter across.

There are four species recognised in the genus Cressa:

* Cressa australis
* Cressa cretica
* Cressa nudicaulis
* Cressa truxillensis

## Sources

* 1 2 In: Species Plantarum 1: 223. 1753. "Name - Cressa L." Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
* ↑ Austin, D. F. (2000). A revision of Cressa L.(Convolvulaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 133(1), 27-39.
