[Specimen details]

Tribulus terrestris
Family Name Zygophyllaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tribulus terrestris 33458
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Hillsborough Co.: MacDill Air Force Base, Emergency Road on N side of hospital.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes While it is common in the Old World, it is an invasive species in North America.
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
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 33458 - Determined By: 218
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Tribulus terrestris 33458
Locality USA. South Carolina, Beaufort Co.: US 21 in Beaufort.
Habitat Roadside bank bordering braskish marsh.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Louisiana, Lincoln Par.: 2 mi. W of Ruston. T18N, R3W, Sec. 21.
Habitat Edge of sandy cultivated field.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
Locality Mexico. Guanajuato San Miguel de Allende. 20° 54' 1" N 100° 44' 50" W
Habitat Disturbed area, loam.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 2100 m
Specimen Notes
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 33458
Herbarium Name Used
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
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 08 May 2012
Accession Number 301775
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