WorldFloraDB - Striga aspera

Characteristics

Bracts of lowest flowers 2.5 cm. long, exceeding the calyx, bracts of upper flowers as long as or only slightly exceeding the calyx, 0.25–0.5 mm. wide with hispidulous margins, bracteoles similar to bracts but greatly reduced, three quarter length of calyx, 0.2 mm. wide.

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Corolla pink, tube c. 15 mm. long, densely puberulent, bent and inflated just below limb; upper lip of corolla emarginate, slightly recurved, lower lobes spreading, 5–8 mm. long.

Branched or simple annual to 30 cm. tall; stem slightly angled, hispid with upward pointed hairs.

Leaves divergent, narrow, up to 6 cm. long, usually less than 3 mm. wide, scabrid.

Calyx 6–10 mm. long, including subulate teeth, teeth half as long as calyx tube.

Capusle 4 mm. long, oblong in outline.

Life form	annual
Growth form	herb
Growth support	parasite
Foliage retention	-
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
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Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.38
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Environment

A parasitic species on several genera in the Poaceae, it is found wild in grassland and also commonly as a pest on cultivated grass and cereal crops.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use material medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:809995-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000496047
COL ID	52ZJJ
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Euphrasia aspera Striga aspera

WorldFloraDB 2024

Striga aspera (Willd.) Benth.

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