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Buffalobur
Nightshade Family : Solanaceae
Latin Name : Solanum rostratum
Longevity : Annual
Season : Warm
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – good
Livestock – poor (Toxic)
Remarks :
Other common names include, "Buffalobur nightshade"
and "Prickly nightshade". The name "Buffalobur" comes
from this plant being abundant around buffalo wallows.
This undesirable weed is a member of the nightshade
family and will grow almost anywhere. This plant is quite
drought resistant and extremely aggressive. Flowers May
to September. When mature, the main stem breaks near
the ground and the plant rolls around like a tumbleweed,
widely scattering approximately 8,500 seeds that each
plant produces in a prickly-bur seed capsule. The seed
from this plant is utilized by quail as a food source. This
plant can poison horses, sheep and cattle. The toxic agent
is glycoalkaloid solanine.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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