About Cressa truxillensis Kunth
Cressa truxillensis Kunth is a species of flowering plant in the morning glory family, commonly called spreading alkaliweed. It is native to the western United States and Mexico, where it grows in habitats with saline or alkaline soils, including beaches, desert flats, and playas. This is a perennial herb that grows an erect, heavily branched stem reaching roughly 25 centimeters (10 inches) tall. The clump of stems is densely covered in silky hairs, and studded with many small, hairy oval leaves, each less than one centimeter long. Flowers grow from the leaf axils in the upper portion of the plant. Each flower has a white corolla with five pointed lobes, surrounded by hairy green sepals. Each flower also has five protruding stamens and two styles.
