Tribulus terrestris
(Puncture Vine)
Tribulus terrestris, Lubbock Lake, Lubbock Co. 2397
Tribulus terrestris, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0631
Tribulus terrestris, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0624
Tribulus terrestris, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0641
Tribulus terrestris, Lubbock Lake, Lubbock Co. 2394
Tribulus terrestris, Lubbock Lake, Lubbock Co. 2385
Tribulus terrestris, Lubbock Lake, Lubbock Co. 2387
| Scientific Name | Tribulus terrestris | USDA PLANTS Symbol | TRTE |
| Common Name | Puncture Vine, Goathead | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 29057 |
| Family | Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy or gravelly disturbed sites, waste areas and roadsides; introduced plant widespread throughout North America. Plant: Prostrate annual, branched, radiating up to 5 feet from top of taproot; hairy. Leaves: Opposite, pinnately-compound leaves, 1/2 to 2 inches long overall; 6 to 14 oblong to narrowly-ovate leaflets, each up to 1/2-inch long; somewhat hairy. Inflorescence: Solitary yellow flowers on short stalks in leaf axils; each about 1/2-inch wide; 5 sepals, 5 petals up to 1/4 inch long, tips rounded or lobed; 10 stamens. Bloom Period: June to October. Fruit: Hard, dry burrs in 5 segments, each segment with 2-4 stout spines up to 1/3 inch long. Reference: Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Introduced INVASIVE |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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