Weed
buffalobur nightshade, buffalobur, horned nightshade, Colorado bur, Kansas thistle, Mexican thistle, Texas thistle
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
Lumpy lenticularLenticular:
Lens-shaped, circular in outline with convex sides.
Brown to black
Deeply reticulate and irregular
Margin opposite hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is moderately wavy but laterally square.
Seed margin is moderately square in cross section, whereas Physalis lobata is round in cross section. HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is indented into the margin.
State Noxious Weed: Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Solanaceae
Solanum rostratum Dunal
Androcera rostrata (Dunal) Rydb.
Solanum cornutum auct. non Lam.