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Tribulus terrestris

Genus: Tribulus - Species: terrestris - Family: Zygophyllaceae

Common Names:

  • Goathead
  • Puncturevine

Tags

drought tolerant
summer flowers
fast growing
yellow flowers
annual
high maintenance
weed
annual weed
aggressive
spines
spreading
rocky soils tolerant
Noxious Weed (state list)
prostrate
sandy soil

Quick Facts

  • Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
  • Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
  • USDA Zones:
    • none
  • NC Region:Not specified

  • Origin:Eurasia, Africa

  • Life Cycle:
    • Annual
  • Plant Types:
    • Annual
    • Weed
  • Habit:Not specified

Distribution

Southern Europe, southern Asia, throughout Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, southern North America and Central and South America.

Uses

May have been used in herbal medicine. Currently used a dietary supplement

Form growing on a beach
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