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*Striga asiatica (Linnaeus) Kuntze. Common name: Asiatic Witchweed. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Cultivated fields, parasitic on the roots of corn and other grasses. Distribution: Native of the Old World. A serious weed, Striga has been the subject of eradication efforts and quarantine policies since its appearance in our area.

Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA17, K4; = Striga lutea Lour. — RAB. Basionym: Buchnera asiatica L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Striga asiatica - FNA17

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