The WSDA is on the hunt for a new crop pest, parasitic plant Orobanche cumana (aka 'SBR' or sunflower broomrape).
Thanks, iNaturalist community, O. cumana was ID'ed for the 1st time in North America in Yakima County. O. cumana is an agronomic pest and could destablilize native plant ecosystems.
WSDA seeks help from sunflower growers after first North American detection of sunflower broomrape confirmed in Yakima
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has confirmed the first-ever North American detection of Orobanche cumana, commonly known as sunflower broomrape, in Yakima, WA. This marks the fi...
