Solanaceae
Buffalobur nightshade
Solanum rostratum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (12)
- Armenian
- Մորմ փշոտ
- Chinese
- 壺萼刺茄, 黄花刺茄, 刺萼龙葵, 壶萼刺茄, 尖嘴茄
- Czech
- Lilek ostnitý
- English
- Buffalobur nightshade, Bad woman, Buffalo bur, Buffalo-bur, Colorado bur, Kansas thistle, Mexican thistle, Spiny nightshade
- Finnish
- Kärsäkoiso
- German
- Stachel-Nachtschatten
- Hebrew
- סולנום המקור
- Persian
- بادنجان چنگکی
- Spanish
- Ayohuiztle, Duraznillo, Mala mujer
- Swedish
- Taggborre
- Ukrainian
- Паслін колючий, Texas thistle
- Welsh
- Codwarth yr ychen
Synonyms
- Androcera lobata Nutt.
- Androcera rostrata (Dunal) Rydb.
- Ceranthera heterandra (Pursh) Raf.
- Nycterium flavum Lindl.
- Nycterium heterandrum (Pursh) Heynh.
- Nycterium lobatum (Nutt.) Sweet
- Nycterium luteum Steud.
- Nycterium rostratum (Dunal) Link
- Solanum bejarense Moric. ex Dunal
- Solanum chrysacanthum Dunal
- Solanum cornutum Dunal
- Solanum heterandrum Pursh
- Solanum heterodoxum Andrieux ex Dunal
- Solanum hexandrum Steud.
- Solanum hexandrum var. hexandrum
- Solanum propinquum M.Martens & Galeotti
- Solanum rostratum var. rostratum
- Solanum rostratum var. subintegrum Fernald
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Whitinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Zenón Rizo Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: leighannemcc, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Aubrey Cassady, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Brenda Robinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: idealust, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Brenda Robinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.