Thistle Look-alikes

Description
Family: Solanaceae
(Nightshade family)
Origin: Native
Life Span: Annual
Found: Throughout Nebraska in all types of soil. Common in corrals, feedlots, overgrazed pastures, roadsides, and waste areas.
Importance: Buffalobur serves as a host for the Colorado potato beetle. The plant contains poisonous alkaloids and its stiff spines can cause mechanical injury.

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