[Specimen details]

Striga gesnerioides
Family Name Orobanchaceae
Currently Accepted Name Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke ex Engl.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : E side of retention dike of clay settling pond; ca. 1 mi. S of the Bartow city limits. T30S, R25E, Sec. 20. 27° 53' 47" N 81° 50' 35" W
Description Parasitic.
Habitat On Indigofera hirsuta in sand - clay soil; weedy, herb dominated association composed of Indigofera hirsuta, Paspalum notatum, Rhynchelytrum repens [Melinis repens], Urena lobata, Chamaesyce sp., Digitaria ciliaris, Ambrosia artemisifolia, and Eupatorium capillifolium.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector A.G. Shuey 2360
Collection Date 05 Nov 1979
Accession Number 143154
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