Caltrop, Cat-head at Tharwa, ACT
Identification history
| Tribulus terrestris | 17 Mar 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 16 Mar 2020 | MichaelBedingfield |
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User's notes
Next to car park area, north of Tharwa bridge. The plant has a prostrate habit and forms a dense mat.
3 comments
mcosgrove
wrote:
16 Mar 2020
I think the fruits are immature and haven't developed their full spine length.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
17 Mar 2020
The dry summer followed by heavy early Autumn rains are just what this plant likes and it is flowering all over Canberra, which I notice because as a push bike rider this plant has given me numerous punctures.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068794-35.506958
- Altitude 640.4m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 20 Abundance
- 14 Mar 2020 09:47 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Collections
MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tribulus terrestris Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
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 775m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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