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Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze
Asiatic witchweed

       
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Synonyms:
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

  STLU2 Striga lutea Lour.
 

Distribution:
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (NC, SC)
 

Related Taxa:
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 4 species in Striga
 

Classification:
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus Striga Lour. – witchweed
Species Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze – Asiatic witchweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

This plant and the related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Striga
witchweed              Noxious weed
witchweed              Quarantine
Alabama:
Striga
witchweed              Class A noxious weed
Arizona:
Striga
witchweed              Prohibited noxious weed
Arkansas:
Striga
witchweed              Noxious weed
California:
witchweed              A list (noxious weeds)
Striga
witchweed              Quarantine
Hawaii:
Striga
witchweed              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
Striga
witchweed              Prohibited
Minnesota:
Striga
witchweed              Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
Striga
witchweed              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Striga
witchweed              Quarantine
South Carolina:
Striga
witchweed              Plant pest
Vermont:
Striga
witchweed              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

Asiatic witchweed
witchweed
Striga
witchweed

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505388.

 

Related Web Sites:
Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze

APHIS- Witchweed---A Parasitic Pest

Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey & NAPIS Page

The Parasitic Plant Connection: images

 
 
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