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Solanum rostratum

Dunal

Buffalo Bur

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 42 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128244
Element CodePDSOL0Z2C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilySolanaceae
GenusSolanum
Other Common Names
Buffalobur Nightshade (EN) buffalobur nightshade (EN) Morelle rostrée (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-06-30
Change Date1993-06-30
Edition Date1993-06-30
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Rank Reasons
Indigenous to the central US and adventive elsewhere.
Range Extent Comments
UT (Cache, Davis, Garfield, Grand, Millard, Rich, Salt Lake, San Juan, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, and Washington counties), OK, KS, NE, SD, ND, WY, CO, MT, NM.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occasional weed of cultivated and disturbed lands. Overgrazed lands, flats, waste places.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IowaSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
NebraskaSNRYes
OregonSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
OhioSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
VermontSNANo
OklahomaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
VirginiaSNANo
IdahoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MaineSNANo
IndianaSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
NevadaS2Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
KentuckySNANo
WisconsinSNRYes
New HampshireSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
LouisianaSNRYes
New JerseySNANo
MissouriSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
FloridaSNANo
GeorgiaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MichiganSNANo
DelawareSNANo
WashingtonSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
KansasS5Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (42)
Arizona (8)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonPrescott National Forest10,683
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
Mitchell PeakApache-Sitgreaves National Forests35,398
PipestemApache-Sitgreaves National Forests34,598
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
LavasModoc National Forest25,864
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
Nevada (4)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Jobs Peak (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,342
North SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,773
Rose - Alum CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest853
New Mexico (14)
AreaForestAcres
Candian RiverCibola National Forest7,149
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Sierra Negra Rare II Study AreaCarson National Forest9,470
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
North Dakota (4)
AreaForestAcres
Easy HillDakota Prairie Grasslands7,344
Kinley PlateauDakota Prairie Grasslands16,900
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
Tracy MountainDakota Prairie Grasslands9,756
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mcclellan MountainMalheur National Forest21,213
South Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheyenne RiverBuffalo Gap National Grassland7,572
Red ShirtBuffalo Gap National Grassland17,007
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
North PavantFishlake National Forest53,262
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Higgins MountainMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest13,185
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Monument RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest17,720
References (4)
  1. Correll, D.S., and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
  2. Great Plains Flora Association (R.L. McGregor, coordinator; T.M. Barkley, ed., R.E. Brooks and E.K. Schofield, associate eds.). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1392 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.