Species Tribulus terrestris L. (Devil's thorn)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Plantae
  • - phylum: Tracheophyta
  • -- class: Magnoliopsida
  • --- order: Zygophyllales
  • ---- family: Zygophyllaceae
  • ----- species: Tribulus terrestris
Characteristics:creeping growth, yellow flowers, flower 1 cm in diameter, soft-haired leaves, woody, sharp, spiny fruits that can puncture animals' hoofs, bare feet and bicycle tyres
Countries:
BW
Botswana
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
Links:
References:Van der Walt and le Riche 1999: 109
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Comments: title 'Tribulus terrestris'
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Date: 2011
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Date: 25-Sep-07
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Source: http://dogonlanguages.org
Date: 2011
Creator: Jeff Heath and the Dogon and Bangime Languages Project
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Date: 25-Sep-07
Place: Red Spring, Calico Basin, Red Rock Canyon, southern Nevada, USA
Creator: Stan Shebs
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