Tribulus terrestris Calflora

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Taxon Report

Tribulus terrestris L.

Puncture vine, Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris is an annual herb that is not native to California.

Cal-IPC rating: limited


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1977 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Tribulus
Family:	Zygophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


POWO	Kallstroemia maxima

Information about Tribulus terrestris from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TRTE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: limited Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Common Names: Like many weedy species, this plant has numerous common names according to the world region,[3] including goathead, bull's head, gopher-head, caltrop, cat-head, devil's eyelashes, devil's-thorn, devil's-weed, puncturevine, and tackweed.[2][3][4] (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).