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Cressa cretica
Crete alkaliweed
As recorded: Cressa cretica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Weber, J.Z.
- Collector number
- 8936
- Date
- March 10, 1983
- Locality
- Region 2: Lake Eyre; Peake Creek, on the road William Creek - Oodnadatta; creek flat c. 100 m wide on creek side
- Island
- Australia
- Region
- South Australia, Australia
- Identified by
- Toelken, H.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 10, 1983, Weber, J.Z. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cressa cretica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,880 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Websters Rd, Corinella, NSW, AU
(c) prossington, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
Spanish Fork, UT 84660, USA
(c) Sam Fincher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Mesa Verde, Costa Mesa, CA, USA
(c) Diana Terreros, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Orange County, CA, USA
(c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Loreto, B.C.S., México
(c) Sula Vanderplank, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
Loreto, B.C.S., México
(c) Sula Vanderplank, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Cressa cretica. BISH 654253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956338334. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/654253.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956338334 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026