Tribulus

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Tribulus L.
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
PUNCTUREVINE
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Classification
ZYGOPHYLLALES
Tribulus
Citation
TRIBULUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 386. 1753.
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TYPE: Tribulus terrestris Linnaeus Lectotypified by Vail & Rydberg, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 25: 109. 1910.
Distribution Map Present

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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Tribulus cistoides BURRNUT; JAMAICAN FEVERPLANT Not Native FACU (NWPL) Y
Tribulus terrestris PUNCTUREVINE Not Native
Identification Key
1.  Peduncle 2-3 cm long, usually longer than the subtending leaf; petals 8-22 mm long; intrastaminal glands connate, forming a 5-lobed ring around the ovary base; fruit pilose only
T. cistoides
1.  Peduncle 0.5-1 cm long, usually shorter than the subtending leaf; petals 3-5 mm long; intrastaminal glands free; fruit usually puberulent and pilose
T. terrestris
Genus Synonyms
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