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Striga Lour.
witchweed

       
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Distribution:
Striga Lour.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (FL, NC, SC)
 

Related Taxa:
Striga Lour.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze. . Image Available.
Striga asiatica
Asiatic witchweed
Distribution of Striga densiflora (Benth.) Benth.. .
Striga densiflora
denseflower witchweed
Distribution of Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke. .
Striga gesnerioides
cowpea witchweed
Distribution of Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.. .
Striga hermonthica
purple witchweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Striga Lour.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Striga Lour.

This plant is 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:
witchweed              Noxious weed
witchweed              Quarantine
Alabama:
witchweed              Class A noxious weed
Arizona:
witchweed              Prohibited noxious weed
Arkansas:
witchweed              Noxious weed
California:
witchweed              Quarantine
Hawaii:
witchweed              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
witchweed              Prohibited
Minnesota:
witchweed              Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
witchweed              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
witchweed              Quarantine
South Carolina:
witchweed              Plant pest
Vermont:
witchweed              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Striga Lour.

witchweed

This plant 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.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Striga Lour.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34054.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/06/2008 10:20 AM MDT