• Strigoi
  Strigoi
  In Romanian mythology, strigoi are the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave. Some strigoi can be living people with certain magical properties. Some of the properties of the strigoi include: the ability to transform into an animal, invisibility, and the propensity to drain the vitality...
  
  , a legendary Romanian vampiric creature; also can be seen in some myths as more of a witch.
• Striga (plant)
  Striga (plant)
  Striga, commonly known as witches weed, is a genus of 28 species of parasitic plants that occur naturally in parts of Africa, Asia, and Australia. Witchweeds are characterized by bright-green stems and leaves and small, brightly colored flowers. Furthermore, they are obligate parasites of roots...
  
  , a parasitic weed

See also

• Strix (mythology)
  Strix (mythology)
  Strix was the Ancient Roman and Greek word for owl. In folklore it was considered a bird of ill omen that fed on human flesh and blood, a product of metamorphosis...
  
  , plural striges, nocturnal creatures with vampiric or demonic qualities