Well, interesting that it has a traditional medicinal usage. We called them sandspurs when I was growing up and lived for a while in Sou...Read Morethwest Texas. Now here they are again. Me no like. Those burrs also get stuck on the bottoms of your shoes and you can track them in the house that way, so watch out, they hurt!
Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) | December 2006 | neutral
Puncturevine, Caltrop, Goat's Head, Bullhead Tribulus terrestris is naturalized in Texas and other States and is considered an invasive p...Read Morelant in Texas.
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | December 2004 | neutral
The flowers of this plant have been used in the past in the treatment of leprosy. The stems are used in the treatment of skin diseases a...Read Morend psoriasis.
Baker City, OR (Zone 5b) | December 2002 | negative
This plant is a noxious weed. It grows along the sides of our gravel roads in an area where we don't get rain for months in the summer an...Read Mored fall. The county sprays it and still it is not controlled. In the fall the spines are very sharp and can flatten tires. Nobody here likes it and I definitely would not want it in my garden.
Well, interesting that it has a traditional medicinal usage. We called them sandspurs when I was growing up and lived for a while in Sou...Read More
Puncturevine, Caltrop, Goat's Head, Bullhead Tribulus terrestris is naturalized in Texas and other States and is considered an invasive p...Read More
The flowers of this plant have been used in the past in the treatment of leprosy. The stems are used in the treatment of skin diseases a...Read More
This plant is a noxious weed. It grows along the sides of our gravel roads in an area where we don't get rain for months in the summer an...Read More