witchweed USDA PLANTS Symbol: STRIG
U.S. Nativity:
Habit: Forbs/Herbs Parasitic and Epiphytic Plants
Striga Lour.

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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Scrophulariales: Scrophulariaceae

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Plant(s);
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Damage; corn production with witchweed (left) and without (right)
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); witchweed (smallest), tobacco (next smallest), mustard (largest) and human hair
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Damage; Infested corn roots vs Non-infested corn roots
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Yellow and Red flowers
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); 1991
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); Witchweed
Department of Plant Pathology , North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org
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EDDMapS Distribution:
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