Cowpea witchweed vs purple witchweed

Striga gesnerioides compared with Striga hermonthica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowpea witchweed	purple witchweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Orobanchaceae	Orobanchaceae
Genus same	Striga	Striga
Species	Striga gesnerioides	Striga hermonthica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cowpea witchweed and purple witchweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Striga.

Conservation Status

Cowpea witchweed

NE — Not Evaluated

purple witchweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowpea witchweed	purple witchweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowpea witchweed

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Cambodia, India, Yemen), North America (United States), and South America (Guyana).

purple witchweed

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (14 countries) and Asia (Cambodia, Yemen).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇾🇪 Yemen