Narrow-Leaved Witchweed
Striga angustifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- July-November
How to identify Narrow-Leaved Witchweed
Identify Narrow-Leaved Witchweed by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Narrow leaves, root-parasitic on grasses (witchweed).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Scrophulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Narrow-Leaved Witchweed.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Striga angustifolia
- Genus
- Striga
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open grassy places
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry, Punjab, Telangana, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Narrow-Leaved Witchweed itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Narrow-Leaved Witchweed
A member of the Scrophulariaceae family, Narrow-Leaved Witchweed (Striga angustifolia) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 9 other states. It grows in open grassy places. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Narrow-Leaved Witchweed belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
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