Zygophyllaceae
Caribbean caltrop
Kallstroemia pubescens
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Genus
- Kallstroemia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Caribbean caltrop
Synonyms
- Kallstroemia caribaea Rydb.
- Kallstroemia glabrata Rydb.
- Kallstroemia longipes Rydb.
- Kallstroemia minor Hook.f.
- Tribulus caribaea Rydb.
- Tribulus glabrata Rydb.
- Tribulus longipes Rydb.
- Tribulus maximus var. minor (Hook.f.) Oliv.
- Tribulus pubescens G.Don
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Oldcrookedjaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Djah François Malan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.