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Solanum rostratum
buffalobur, buffalobur nightshade, Colorado bur, horned nightshade, Kansas thistle, Mexican thistle, Texas thistle
Indiana Dunes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Not In Park (Adjacent)
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Solanum rostratum Dunal
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Solanales, Family Solanaceae, Genus Solanum, Species Solanum rostratum


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5?
NatureServe State Rank:		IN: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Pipestone National Monument	Presidio of San Francisco
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Walnut Canyon National Monument
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Last Modified Date:	7/22/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 2:20:25 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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