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Tribulus terrestris

Also known as devil's thorn, goathead, goat's head, goat head, puncturevine, tackweed, Mexican sandbur, Texas sandbur

species of plant

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Tribulus terrestris is a plant species found in warm regions around the world, known by common names like puncturevine because of its spiky fruits. It has been used in traditional medicine and is sometimes marketed as a dietary supplement, though scientific evidence for its health benefits remains limited.

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Species

Least Concern

puncture vine

Tribulus terrestris

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderZygophyllales
FamilyZygophyllaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Angola, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria

Observations22,757

Observations recorded49,176

Height: 15-30 cm.

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Wikidata facts

Image: COI00105868 - Tribulus orientalis - Woloszczak, Eustach - s.n..jpg

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taxon name: Tribulus terrestris
Commons category: Tribulus terrestris
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=100965
Commons gallery: Tribulus terrestris
taxon common name: Erdsternchen
short name: T. terrestris
taxon author citation: L.

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Tribulus terrestris is an annual plant in the caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae) widely distributed around the world. It is adapted to thrive in dry climate locations in which few other plants can survive, and is a highly invasive species.

Native to warm temperate and tropical regions in southern Eurasia and Africa, it has been unintentionally introduced to North America and Australia. T. terrestris is widely known as a noxious weed because of its small woody fruit – the bur – having long sharp and strong spines which easily penetrate surfaces, such as bare feet or thin shoes of crop workers and other pedestrians, the rubber of bicycle tires, and the mouths and skin of grazing animals.