Striga forbesii
Striga forbesii
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Chad | Congo | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus:
- Striga
- Species:
- Striga forbesii
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Parasite
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- red, pink, white
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Seeds require a period of after-ripening and a host plant root exudate to trigger germination; conventional stratification is not applicable.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash