| Author | Dunal | |
| Distribution | Scattered across the state from the Mountains to New Hanover County. No doubt occurs elsewhere.
Native of central and western U.S. (at least); adventive eastward. | |
| Abundance | Rare. | |
| Habitat | Fields, barnyards, garden weed, under bird feeder, at car dealership (Jackson Co.). | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-October. | |
| Identification | Buffalo-bur is easy to identify, with its bright yellow flowers and yellowish spines all over the stems, branches, leaves, and fruits. The leaves are also quite dissected for a Solanum, with numerous deep sinuses and rounded lobes. Essentially all others in the genus in NC have white or purple flowers. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | G5? | |
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