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Solanum rostratum Dunal
buffalobur nightshade
Symbol: SORO
Group: Dicot
Family: Solanaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Line drawing of Solanum rostratum (buffalobur nightshade) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 166. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
SORO Solanum rostratum Dunal
 

ANRO5

Androcera rostrata (Dunal) Rydb.
 

SOCO5

Solanum cornutum auct. non Lam.
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About buffalobur nightshade

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State Distributional Map for SORO
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Plant Distribution by State

Solanum rostratum Dunal

SORO

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Solanum rostratum Dunal

View 41 genera in Solanaceae, 102 species in Solanum

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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

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

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Invasive Information:
Solanum rostratum Dunal
        buffalobur nightshade
        Texas thistle
        Mexican thistle
        buffalobur
        Colorado bur
        Kansas thistle
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 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.
 

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Other Species 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 photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Solanum rostratum Dunal

    Arizona: abstract & image of Colorado bur (Solanum rostratum)
    Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
    Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images
    Oregon State University: Weed Identification page
    Virginia: abstract & image
    WA-King County Noxious Weeds

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