Tribulus terrestris
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Plant Description: Annual with prostrate stems to 50 cm or longer. Young growth hairy. Leaves pinnate with oblong-ellipse leaflets 5-10 mm long, opposite. Flowers axillary, the petals 3-6 mm long, light yellow.
Field Identification: Appears as a low growing pea plant but is not related. . Often isolated and easily recognized when hard, spike edge seeds develop.
Plant Trivia: Native of Europe (Mediterranean area). The common name “goat head” is appropriate since the fruit resembles the head of a goat.
Occurrence: Widely scattered on various soils, mostly in waste places.
Bloom Period: Spring – Fall
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