Characteristics
Dicots
Striga gesnerioides (Willd.)Vatke ex Engl.
COWPEA WITCHWEED
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Native to Africa and Asia, this species was first detected in Polk Co. in 1978 (Shuey et al. 2156, USF), primarily parasitizing Indigofera hirsuta as well as other Fabaceae (e.g. Alysicarpus, I. suffruticosa) in Florida (Musselman & Parker 1981).
Not Native
Classification
Citation
STRIGA GESNERIOIDES (Willdenow) Vatke ex Engler, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 11. 1879.
Buchnera gesnerioides Willdenow 1800.
INDIA: Without data, Koenig s.n. (holotype: B-W).
Species Distribution Map
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