Zygophyllaceae
Jamaican feverplant
Tribulus cistoides
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Genus
- Tribulus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 大花蒺藜, 台湾蒺藜, 臺灣蒺藜, 刺蒺藜, 茨黎苗, 蒺藜根, 蒺藜花
- English
- Jamaican feverplant, Puncture vine, Spiny-fruited caltop
- Haitian Creole
- Zèb solèy
- Hawaiian
- Nohu, Nohunohu
- Macedonian
- Сончевоцетен бабин заб
Synonyms
- Kallstroemia cistoides Endl.
- Tribulus alacranensis Millsp.
- Tribulus cistoides f. anacanthus (B.L.Rob.) Svenson
- Tribulus cistoides var. anacanthus B.L.Rob.
- Tribulus cistoides var. arenicola Kitan.
- Tribulus cistoides var. galapagensis Svenson
- Tribulus cistoides var. medius (Engl.) Cufod.
- Tribulus lanuginosus Blanco
- Tribulus moluccanus Decne.
- Tribulus sericeus Andersson
- Tribulus sericeus var. erectus Andersson
- Tribulus sericeus var. humifusus Andersson
- Tribulus taiwanense T.C.Huang & T.H.Hsieh
- Tribulus terrestris var. cistoides (L.) C.Moore & Betche
- Tribulus terrestris var. cistoides (L.) Oliv.
- Tribulus terrestris var. medius Engl.
- Tribulus terrestris var. moluccensis Blume
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 251 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian Talty, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leigha S, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: CatherineK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pete Grannis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roz Kay, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: k sullivan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marc ESPEUT, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.