Zygophyllaceae
Puncture vine
Tribulus arabicus
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Genus
- Tribulus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Puncture vine
Synonyms
- Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus (Hosni) Hemaid & Jac.Thomas
- Tribulus omanense Hosni
- Tribulus omanense var. yemenense Hosni
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April, June, October (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Robert Hoehndorf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Hoehndorf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Hoehndorf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Hoehndorf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Hoehndorf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Denys Vynokurov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Hoehndorf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.