EPPO Global Database

Tribulus terrestris(TRBTE)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-24

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: TRBTE
  • Preferred name: Tribulus terrestris
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Mediterranean region, Black Sea, Caucasus, Russia (southern), Siberia, Russian Far East, Central Asia, Western Asia, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina (except Laos), China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Africa (practically throughout). Introduced in Canada (Ontario), USA (throughout), Mexico, Central America, South America (Ecuador to Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Tribulus terrestris var. terrestris Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
caltrop English
common caltrop English
common puncturevine English (US)
goathead bur-nut English
goat's head English
land caltrop English
Maltese cross English
puncture vine English
puncture weed English
puncture weed English (US)
small caltrops English
Bürzeldorn German
Erdbürzeldorn German
Morgenstern German
Zwillingsblatt German
chausse-trape French
corniche French
croix de Malte French
escarbot French
macre French
saligot French
tribule terrestre French
tribulus terrestre French
trident French
abreojos Spanish
abreojos Spanish
abrepies Spanish
abrojos Spanish
abrojo terrestre Spanish
alforjo Spanish
cachito Spanish (BO)
diablito Spanish (HN)
duros Spanish
esparceta cornuda Spanish
espigón Spanish
gata rabiosa Spanish
mata pinchosa Spanish
mormaga Spanish
muelas de gato Spanish
pinchosos Spanish
rabiosa Spanish
roseta francesa Spanish (AR)
toboso Spanish (HN)
torito Spanish (HN)
tríbulo Spanish
uña de gato Spanish
basapie Italian
caciarello Italian
tribolo Italian
tribolo comune Italian
aardangel Dutch
abrolhos Portuguese
abrolhos-terrestres Portuguese
abroma Portuguese
hamabishi Japanese
ハマビシ Japanese
якорцы наземные Russian
якорцы стелющиеся Russian
çobançökerten Turkish
demir dikeni Turkish
kolev matzui Hebrew
קֹטֶב מָצוּי Hebrew
dubbeltjie Afrikaans
dubbeltjiedoring Afrikaans
duwweltjie Afrikaans
platdubbeltjie Afrikaans
volstruisdoring Afrikaans
buzdyganek leżący Polish
buzdyganek naziemny Polish
királydinnye Hungarian
királydinnyét Hungarian
tribula tokësore Albanian
tribulë Albanian
abrojo Aragonese
бабини зъби Bulgarian
трабузан Bulgarian
abrull Catalan
candells Catalan
canet Catalan
cigrons imperials Catalan
creu de Sant Antoni Catalan
gata rabiosa Catalan
gatetes Catalan
gerani sanguini Catalan
gossos Catalan
mormaja Catalan
obrellsuls Catalan
punxaclaus Catalan
queixal de llop Catalan
queixals de vella Catalan
rodet Catalan
tríbol Catalan
ull de bou Catalan
jí lí Chinese
蒺藜 Chinese
zemaljski babin zub Croatian
kotvičník zemní Czech
τριβόλι Greek
gokhru Hindi
남가새 Korean
nam ga sae Korean
colții babei Romanian
gokshura Sanskrit
shvadamshtra Sanskrit
trikanta Sanskrit
бабин зуб Serbian
жути бабин зуб Serbian
kotvičník zemný Slovak
navadna zobačica Slovene
якірці сланкі Ukrainian