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Solanum rostratum Dunal
buffalobur nightshade

       
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Solanum rostratum Dunal

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Synonyms:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

  ANRO5 Androcera rostrata (Dunal) Rydb.
  SOCO5 Solanum cornutum auct. non Lam.
 

Distribution:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 103 species in Solanum
 

Classification:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus Solanum L. – nightshade
Species Solanum rostratum Dunal – buffalobur nightshade
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Idaho:
buffalobur              Noxious weed
Oregon:
buffalobur              "B" designated weed
buffalobur              Quarantine
Washington:
buffalobur              Class A noxious weed
buffaloburr              Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

Colorado bur
Kansas thistle
Mexican thistle
Texas thistle
buffalobur
buffalobur nightshade

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt             Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30454.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

Arizona: abstract & image of Colorado bur (Solanum rostratum)

Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

Oregon State University: Weed Identification page

Virginia: abstract & image

WA-King County Noxious Weeds

 
 
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