Ellery Creek Big Hole Tribulus eichlerianus

Ellery Creek Big Hole FloraCaltrop Orange Spade Flower Tar Vine White Cypress Pine

Caltrop (Tribulus eichlerianus), also commonly known as Bull-Head is a prostrate herb that often appears after rain. The leaves have leaflets in pairs of 6-10, yellow flower with 5 petals, fruit that is divided into five bulbous segments that have prominent dorsal spines and dense silky hairs.

Caltrop (Tribulus eichlerianus), Ellery Creek Big Hole NT
Caltrop (Tribulus eichlerianus), Ellery Creek Big Hole NT
Caltrop (Tribulus eichlerianus), Ellery Creek Big Hole NT
Caltrop (Tribulus eichlerianus), Ellery Creek Big Hole NT
Caltrop (Tribulus eichlerianus), Ellery Creek Big Hole NT
Caltrop (Tribulus eichlerianus), Ellery Creek Big Hole NT

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Angiosperms
  • Clade: Eudicots
  • Clade: Rosids
  • Order: Zygophyllales
  • Family: Zygophyllaceae
  • Genus: Tribulus
  • Species: Tribulus eichlerianus

Ellery Creek Big Hole FloraCaltrop Orange Spade Flower Tar Vine White Cypress Pine

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