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Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.
purple witchweed

       
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Related Taxa:
Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 4 species in Striga
 

Classification:
Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.

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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 hermonthica (Delile) Benth. – purple witchweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.

The related entities italicized and indented above 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:
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 hermonthica (Delile) Benth.

Striga
witchweed

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        USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506039.

 

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Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.

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