Caltrop, Cat-head at Parkes, ACT
Identification history
| Tribulus terrestris | 2 Feb 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Tribulus terrestris | 2 Feb 2017 | Mike |
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User's notes
Prostrate with stems up to 40cm. Spines on seed heads puncture bike tyres and bare feet.
3 comments
Mike
wrote:
3 Feb 2017
I rode my bike over a patch of this once and got more than 20 punctures. Obviously not worth trying to patch the tubes.
BettyDonWood
wrote:
3 Feb 2017
Pity about the probably Medicago burrs in the background. ?Crop some out of your photo.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.126139-35.295997
- Places Parkes, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 2 Feb 2017 11:43 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
Additional information
- True In flower
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Species information
- Tribulus terrestris Scientific name
- Caltrop, Cat-head Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 663.64m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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