Alectra — 1 species

Botanical species in the genus Alectra recorded in the PlantPeers database.

Alectra sessiliflora
Medicinal

Alectra sessiliflora

Alectra sessiliflora

Family: Orobanchaceae

Cultivation

A plant of the tropics and subtropics. Alectra sessiliflora is a hemiparasitic weed and is at least partly dependent on the host plant for minerals and water. It can become a serious pest in crops and is a declared noxious weed in the USA.

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