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puncture vine
Tribulus terrestris
Tribulus terrestris
puncture vine Caltrop Family
Tribulus terrestris Zygophyllaceae
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common names
  puncture vine
  Mexican sandbur
  caltrop
accepted scientific name
  Tribulus terrestris L.
rules for finding collection records
  Tribulus terrestris (30)
family name
  Zygophyllaceae
Image Author: ©2004 Anthony Valois and the National Park Service
Image License: public domain
Image Source
Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is .25 to .5 inches
Leaf: Opposite
Plant Observed last week of August thru 3rd week of June
Native to the Mediterranean. Naturalized in Hawaii.
How Likely at this Location (14%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (36%)
where plant found
mag select
grid lines base