Solanum rostratum

Species category

Weed

Common name

buffalobur nightshade, buffalobur, horned nightshade, Colorado bur, Kansas thistle, Mexican thistle, Texas thistle

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

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.

Shape

Lumpy lenticularLenticular:
Lens-shaped, circular in outline with convex sides.

Size

  • Length 2.5–3 mm
  • Width 2–2.5 mm
  • Thickness 0.4–0.6 mm

Color

Brown to black

Texture

Deeply reticulate and irregular

Other structures

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.

Identification notes

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.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho 

AOSA examination list

Included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.

Nomenclature

Family

Solanaceae

Valid name

Solanum rostratum Dunal

Synonyms

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

 Solanum rostratum.  True seeds with the margin opposite of the hilum and are moderately wavy but laterally square. 
Solanum rostratum. True seeds with the margin opposite of the hilum and are moderately wavy but laterally square. 
From Left to Right:  1.  Quincula lobata  2.  Solanum rostratum .
From Left to Right:  1. Quincula lobata 2. Solanum rostratum.