Orobanchaceae FAMILY
Striga hermonthica
Striga hermonthica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Striga hermonthica is an annual, parasitic plant that can grow up to 90cm tall. The stiffly erect stems are usually branched from the middle[ 855 Title nnals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 88 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 2001 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical publication with a range of articles on plants, including a treatment of the genus Striga in Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a dye and mordant.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti, south through Ethiopia, eastern DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, occ in Angola, Namibia
HabitatOccasionally found in wild grassland, but most commonly as a parasitic weed of cultivated cereal crops[ 855 Title nnals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 88 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 2001 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical publication with a range of articles on plants, including a treatment of the genus Striga in Africa. ].