Tribulus minutus Leichh. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Zygophyllales > Zygophyllaceae > Tribulus

Characteristics

Prostrate, usually densely villous herb; stems 8–50 cm long. Leaves in unequal pairs, with  5–7 pairs of leaflets; leaflets narrowly elliptic, 3–6.5 mm long, 1–3 mm wide, oblique at base, rounded to acute, pubescent on both surfaces, ±concolorous. Flowering pedicel 8 mm long, upright. Sepals c. 2 mm long, pubescent on both surfaces. Petals 2.5–7 mm long. Intrastaminal glands 5, distinct. Stamens 10; filaments c. 1.7 mm long. Ovary densely white-strigose; style 0.2–0.7 mm long; stigma 0.6–1.3 mm long. Fruit 5–7.5 mm high, 6–9 (–13) mm wide, dissociating into 5, rarely fewer, cocci; fruiting pedicel to 17 mm long. Cocci woody, rounded, sparingly pubescent and with short tubercles all over dorsally, sometimes with a pair of up to 3 mm long, diverging medial spines, and a pair of shorter basal spines.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer present
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Tribulus minutus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:873453-1
WFO ID wfo-0001265986
COL ID 586GV
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Synonyms

Tribulus minutus Kallstroemia minuta