Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Tribulus
terrestris Common Name: Puncturevine, Puncture Vine, Goat's Head Flower Color: Light yellow Plant Type: Herb, Annual Height: Prostrate, trailing up to 5 feet (1.5 m) long Date Observed: August 20, 2002 Notes: The 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) wide flowers have 5 petals and 5 fuzzy sepals. The dry, goat head-shaped fruits have sharp thorns that can be painful to step on. The leaves are green, opposite, and pinnately compound. This is an introduced, noxious weed. |
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