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Your search found 3 taxa in the family Zygophyllaceae, Creosote-bush family, Caltrop family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Puncture-weed, Caltrop, Devil's-thorn, Puncture Vine
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Tribulus terrestris FAMILY: Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tribulus terrestris FAMILY: Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tribulus terrestris 102-01-001 FAMILY: Zygophyllaceae
Habitat: Dunes, sandy roadsides, ballast
Rare
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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Common Name:
Jamaica Feverplant, Burr-nut
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Tribulus cistoides FAMILY: Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tribulus cistoides FAMILY: Zygophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Non-native: Africa
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Common Name:
Greater Caltrop
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Kallstroemia maxima FAMILY: Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Kallstroemia maxima FAMILY: Zygophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Kallstroemia maxima 102-02-001 FAMILY: Zygophyllaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, dunes; native status uncertain, probably native in FL peninsula, but probably early introduced in more northern parts of our area from the Neotropics
Waif(s)
Non-native? probably early introduced from the Neotropics, possibly via ballast
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