Tribulus terrestris L.
Detail
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Botanical Name
- Tribulus terrestris L.
- Common Name
- Puncture-vine
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Not in Flora of Virginia
- Comments
- Native to warm-temperate and tropical regions of the Old World; now widely introduced in North America, and considered an invasive weed in some western and northern states.
- Habitat
- A single Virginia collection from a dry roadside in Loudoun Co. (Bradley 14982, coll. by C. Horn and C. Tufts, 13 Aug. 1978, at GMUF).
- Native Status
- Introduced
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