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Taxon:
Solanum rostratum
Dunal
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Leptostemonum
Section:
Crinitum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
101426
Place of publication:
Hist. nat.
Solanum
234, t. 24. 1813
Verified:
11/13/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Invalid Designation(s)
Solanum cornutum
auct.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 218.
D'Arcy, W. G.
1974.
Solanum
and its close relatives in Florida.
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.
61:858.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds.
1978-.
Flora de Veracruz.
Hickman, J. C., ed.
1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Levin, R. A. et al.
2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums"
Solanum
subgenus
Leptostemonum
, Solanaceae).
Amer. J. Bot.
93:157-169.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins.
1980. A flora of New Mexico.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association).
1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association).
1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nee, M.
1999. Synopsis of
Solanum
in the New World. Solanaceae IV: advances in biology and utilization 319.
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson.
1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.
State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Symon, D. E.
1981. A revision of the genus
Solanum
in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:1-367.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Note:
=
Solanum cornutum
Lam.
Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
Whalen, M. D.
1979. Taxonomy of
Solanum
section
Androceras
. Gentes Herbarum 11:397.
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
beaked-sandbur –
Reference(s)
buffalo-berry –
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buffalo-bur –
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horned nightshade –
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horse-nettle –
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Kansas thistle –
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pincushion nightshade –
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prickly nightshade –
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spiny nightshade –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
buffalobur –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
morelle rostrée –
Reference(s)
German
Stachel-Nachtschatten –
Reference(s)
Swedish
taggborre –
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Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
n. & c.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Iowa
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Kansas
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Minnesota
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Nebraska
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
North Dakota
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
South Dakota
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Colorado
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Montana
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Wyoming
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
New Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
4
Naturalized
widely natzd. elsewhere
Native
Northern America
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arkansas]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[New Mexico, Texas]
REGION:
Mexico
(n. & c.)
Naturalized
(widely natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Symon, D. E.
1981. A revision of the genus
Solanum
in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:1-367.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weed
potential seed contaminant
D'Arcy, W. G.
1974.
Solanum
and its close relatives in Florida.
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.
61:858.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101426
. Accessed
4 May 2025
.
Name
References