Selected Images
![]() 1459483 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 2100039 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Foliage Charles T. Bryson |
![]() 1459477 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459476 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 5160056 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5162037 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 1459479 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 5160055 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Fruit(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5309020 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 1459484 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Fruit(s) Utah State University Archive |
![]() 5309019 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 1459486 puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Feature(s) Utah State University Archive |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- California Noxious Weeds
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Iowa Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Michigan Noxious Weeds
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds - Class B
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Lesser Threat
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Sapindales |
| Family: Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: Tribulus |
Other System Links
Plants: TRTEBayer: TRBTE
GRIN: 100965
ITIS: 29057
NPDN Pest: PFMAFBB
NPDN Host: 36489
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
bullhead, caltrop, goathead, Mexican sandbur, puncture vine, Texas sandbur
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |














