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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : MacDill Air Force Base, Emergency Road on N side of hospital.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector K. Holland
with R. Mears
Collection Date 15 Aug 1988
Accession Number 198066
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Central Avenue near Greyhound Bus Station, St. Petersburg.
Description Plants prostrate; in excellent fruit.
Habitat Partly wooded lot.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 27358
Collection Date 15 Aug 1964
Accession Number 60676
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Upper Captiva [Island], near South Ses Plantation. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Description Plants prostrate with leafy laterals up to 8 dm long; flowers yellow.
Habitat On piles of grass clippings on upper beaches.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. C. Brumbach 8980
Collection Date 04 May 1976
Accession Number 130967
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : ALong N side of C-406, 0.2 mi. E of its junction with I-95; ca. 2 mi. W of Titusville. 28° 36' 44" N 80° 49' 14" W
Habitat Weedy vacant lot.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 11717
with R.P. Wunderlin, K.R. DeLaney, R. Huck
Collection Date 17 Nov 1987
Accession Number 193744
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Ca. 4.5 mi. SSE of Frostproof. T32S, R28E, Sec. 14, SW¼. 27° 44' 45" N 81° 31' 50" W
Description Prostrate; flowers yellow.
Habitat Weedy roadside.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 11399
with R.P. Wunderlin, K.R. DeLaney
Collection Date 05 Aug 1987
Accession Number 192284
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Corner of Honore Road and Fruitville Road, Sarasota. T36S, R18E, Sec. 23. 27° 20' 2" N 82° 27' 50" W
Habitat Disturbed site next to sidewalk, regularly mown.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 628
Collection Date 19 May 2008
Accession Number 245199
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida, Tampa; junction of Beard Drive and Magnolia Drive, 0.7 km N of Fowler Avenue. 28° 3' 40" N 82° 25' 12" W
Habitat Ruderal lawn along sidewalk.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 2625
Collection Date 05 May 2011
Accession Number 258183
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : N side of Bay Drive, 0.15 km W of US 19Alt, Largo. 27° 55' 1" N 82° 47' 22" W
Habitat Mown spot along parking lot.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 3258
Collection Date 03 Jul 2013
Accession Number 278111
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality Mauritania. Tagant Gardens in er-Rachîd; all of the Sahara thanks to its fruits being transported by humans and animals. 18° 47' 43" N 11° 41' 30" W
Description Drought resistant; it is a common species; notice the fruit on the species at the top of this collection.
Habitat Sandy soils; weather: sunny, 35° Celsius.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector F. C. Graham IV
Collection Date 07 Jul 2017
Accession Number 295221
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality Mauritania. Hodh ech-Chargui Wadi course N of Oualata; all of the Sahara thanks to its fruits being transported by humans and animals. 17° 18' 40" N 7° 1' 27" W
Description Drought resistant; common species.
Habitat Sandy soils; weather: rain previous night, 40° Celsius.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector F. C. Graham IV
Collection Date 27 Jul 2017
Accession Number 295220
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. South Carolina , Richland Co. : Across from Assembly Street from the old train station; Colombia.
Description Abundant.
Habitat Overgrown cavant lot near railroad tracks.
Reproductive State
Collector D. H. Rembert, Jr.
Collection Date 01 Oct 1980
Accession Number 183643
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L. - Determined By: H. E. Ahles,
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Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. South Carolina , Beaufort Co. : US 21 in Beaufort.
Habitat Roadside bank bordering braskish marsh.
Reproductive State
Collector R. C. Bell
Collection Date 27 Jun 1956
Accession Number 14625
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Lincoln Par. : 2 mi. W of Ruston. T18N, R3W, Sec. 21.
Habitat Edge of sandy cultivated field.
Reproductive State
Collector J. Moore
with J. A
Collection Date 24 Jun 1955
Accession Number 10255
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality Mexico. Guanajuato San Miguel de Allende. 20° 54' 1" N 100° 44' 50" W
Habitat Disturbed area, loam.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 2100 to m
Collector P. Genelle
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 27 Jun 1971
Accession Number 97350
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Apollo Beach Preserve, Apollo Beach. 27° 47' 30" N 82° 25' 9" W
Habitat Disturbed area near park infrastructure.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 08 May 2012
Accession Number 301775
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. California , San Mateo Co. : Alleyway along southerly side of and parallel to Bayshore Highway, between Menalto and Central Ave.; Menlo Park.
Description Very heavy infestation, many plants over 2 m across and fruiting heavily, reported to be constant menace to bicycle tires.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector I. L. Wiggins
Collection Date 27 Jul 1974
Accession Number 133664
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. California , San Mateo Co. : Crest of northerly bank of San Francisquito Creek, opposite 1455 Woodland Ave.; Menlo Park.
Description Abundant at this site, some plants 2 m across, all fruiting heavily.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector I. L. Wiggins
Collection Date 27 Jul 1974
Accession Number 133660
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. California , San Mateo Co. : Alleyway along southerly side of, and parallel to Bayshore Freeway, between Menalto and Central Aves.; Menlo Park.
Description Very heavy infestation, many plants over 2 m across and fruiting heavily, reported to be constant menace to bicycle tires.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector I. L. Wiggins
Collection Date 27 Jul 1974
Accession Number 133661
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. California , Santa Clara Co. : E shoulder of Stanford Ave. ca. 59 m S of Amherst St., Palo Alto.
Description Two large plants and several small ones just coming into flower at this site.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector I. L. Wiggins
Collection Date 26 Jul 1974
Accession Number 133573
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. California , Santa Clara Co. : S shoulder of Junipero Serra Blvd., between Mayfield Ave. and Stanford Ave., edge of Stanford Campus.
Description Numerous large plants to 2 m across along shoulder at irrectular but close intervals.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector I. L. Wiggins
Collection Date 26 Jul 1974
Accession Number 133572
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. California , San Mateo Co. : Shoulder of Alma St., between street and and Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, opposite end of Waverley St., Menlo Park.
Description Only one large plant ca. 1 m. across seen at this immediate spot, but others a few dozen m W.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector I. L. Wiggins
Collection Date 25 Jul 1974
Accession Number 133571
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Arizona , Coconino Co. : Along AZ 64, 5 mi. N of I-40; ca. 5 mi. N of Williams.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit Fruit
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D. K. Sauleda
Collection Date 04 Sep 1981
Accession Number 162195
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. New Mexico , Santa Fe Co. : Along Highway 22, 0.5 mi. S of junction with I-25; 12 mi. S of Santa Fe.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit Fruit Flower
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D. K. Sauleda
Collection Date 02 Sep 1981
Accession Number 162040
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 10/1995
Locality USA. Illinois , Cass Co. : Beardstown; Arenzville W 7.5' quadrangle. T18N, R12W, SW¼ NW¼ SW ¼, Section 22. 39° 59' 57" N 90° 26' 13" W
Description Flowers yellow; occasional trailing annual.
Habitat Sandy floodplain and pond; sandy cornfield near marsh.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit Bud
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 13 Sep 1995
Accession Number 216053
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Arizona NR Peach Springs, AZ.
Habitat Grasslands.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector Thomas
with Turnau
Collection Date 23 Aug 1955
Accession Number 132918
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Texas , Hudspeth Co. : Along highway 2 mi. E of Sierra Blanca.
Description Frequent prostrate annual; noxious weed with goat-head fruit segments; flower yellow.
Habitat Sandy soil.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit Fruit
Collector B. H. Warnock
Collection Date 07 Sep 1955
Accession Number 99800
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Texas , Brewster Co. : 65 mi. S of Alpine.
Description Infrequent annual.
Habitat Igneous soil; lower nine-point mesa.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit Bud
Elevation 4000 to ft
Collector B. H. Warnock
with M. Johnston
Collection Date 22 Sep 1959
Accession Number 99862
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. New Mexico , Colfax Co. : Along Highway 199, 6 mi. W of junction with I-25; ca. 6 mi. E of Miami.
Reproductive State Bud Flower
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D. K. Sauleda
Collection Date 02 Sep 1981
Accession Number 177755
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 2009
Locality USA. Illinois , Saint Clair Co. : T2N R10W National City, E Saint Louis, between Main St. and Front St., 450 ft NW of Route 3 [Saint Clair Ave.], former Saint Louis National Stockyard site E of Mississippi River; edge of former parking lot, area to become interstate interchange; Granite City 7.5' quadrangle; Coordinate Datum: WGS84/NAD83. 38° 38' 20" N 90° 9' 5" E
Description Flowers yellow, erect, open in morning; stems often pinkish; prostrate herb, stem to ca. 0.5 m long, branched; locally common.
Habitat Weedy vegetation, from local seed bank, dirt piles.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit Bud
Elevation 410 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 10 Sep 2009
Accession Number 277212
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L. - Determined By: L. Quaas, 19-Dec-1997
Locality USA. California , Stanislaus Co. : Turlock.
Description Locally common; prostrate, forming thick mats ca. 3-4 dm across, flowers yellow.
Habitat In dry sunny weedy yard in outskirts of town.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit Bud
Collector F. R. Fosberg
Collection Date 13 Aug 1969
Accession Number 270994
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 10/1998
Locality USA. Illinois , Cass Co. : Beardstown, S side of Stock Lane at W margin of old sanitary landfill; W of Burlington Northern railroad; Arenzville W quadrangle. T18N, R12W, NW¼ SE¼ SE¼ Section 35. 39° 58' 13" N 90° 25' 5" W
Description Occasional annual trailling cropfield weed.
Habitat Deep sand.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 01 Sep 1998
Accession Number 283614
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 10/1996
Locality USA. Illinois , Cass Co. : Old sanitary landfill, W of Burlington Northern railroad S of Stock Lane; Arenzville W 7.5 quadrangle. T17N, R12W, NW¼ NE¼ NE¼, Section 2. 39° 57' 20" N 90° 25' 6" W
Description Common prostrate trailing annual herb at margin of cornfield.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 25 Sep 1996
Accession Number 219414
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 10/1994
Locality USA. Illinois , Mason Co. : T20N, R9W, NW¼ NW¼ NW¼ Section 13.
Description Flowers pale yellow; local prostrate herb with Cycloloma.
Habitat Disturbed sandy field across from Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak Nature Preserve.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit Fruit
Elevation 490 to 500 ft
Collector S. R. Hill
with J. Taft
Collection Date 16 Aug 1994
Accession Number 212978
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Arizona , Navajo Co. : Parking lot of the Holiday Inn, in Kayenta; junction of Highways 168/183.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector C. vanHoek
Collection Date 01 Aug 1995
Accession Number 214166
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. California , San Bernardino Co. : San Gabriel Mountains, Angeles National Forest; at entrance to Icehouse Canyon.
Description Prostrate perennial.
Habitat In parking lot.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Elevation 4900 to ft
Collector R. F. Thorne
Collection Date 30 Aug 1965
Accession Number 96074
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 2006
Locality USA. Illinois , Cass Co. : Beardstown; W of US 67, generally following the high-tension powerline right-of-way on its E side; Ca. 1494 m (4900 ft) N of Hagener Rd., Arenzville W 7.5' quadrangle; Coordinate Datum WGS84/NAD83. T17N, R12W, NE¼ SE¼ Section 6. 39° 57' 15" N 90° 29' 10" W
Description Locally common prostrate taprooted herb, flowers pale yellow.
Habitat On a sand ridge; deep sand; the site includes a dry-mesic sand prairie remnant (degraded) between a degraded sand forest and cropland [corn]; used partly as a Christmas tree (Pinus strobus) planting; on disturbed sand and margin of cropfield near powerline.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 15 Jul 2006
Accession Number 282618
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Texas , Kinney Co. : Along US 277 at junction with TX 693; 19 mi. SW of Brackettville.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit Bud
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D. K. Sauleda
Collection Date 28 May 1986
Accession Number 194050
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Texas , El Paso Co. : Vicinity of the main entrance to Fort Bliss; El Paso, TX.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector F. Almeda
Collection Date 25 Oct 1969
Accession Number 90606
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Arizona , Pinal Co. : Stanfield.
Habitat Waste place.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector C. T. Reed
Collection Date 19 Aug 1963
Accession Number 57532
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L. - Determined By: C. D. Brown, 04 May 1964
Locality USA. Texas , Lubbock Co. : N of Social Science building on the Texas Tech. campus.
Description Leaves even pinnateley compound; petal color -- yellow; petals folded together shortly after plant was collected; they also fold together at night in bad weather.
Reproductive State Flower Bud Immature Fruit
Collector C. D. Brown
Collection Date 04 May 1964
Accession Number 75689
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Texas , Travis Co. : Near Texas University, Austin.
Description (Selected small to medium-sized plants).
Habitat In red sandy loam fill-in soil.
Reproductive State Bud Fruit
Collector W. L. McCart
Collection Date 05 Sep 1956
Accession Number 52336
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Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Locality USA. Arizona , Maricopa Co. : Just S of new Life Sciences Building, Arizona State University campus, Tempe.
Habitat Open barren ground.
Reproductive State Fruit Immature Fruit
Collector N. H. Russell
Collection Date 28 Apr 1960
Accession Number 44551
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