Scientific Name:	Tribulus terrestris L.	Common Name:	Puncturevine
Scientific Family:		Affiliation:	TCE, TAES, And TTU
Local Names:	Goathead	Common Family Name:	Caltrop
Life Cycle:	Annual >> Summer	Leaf Arrangement:	Opposite
Stem Characteristic:	Prostrate	Stem Type:	Round
Leaf Structure:	Compound >> Pinnately	Petiole:	Yes
Leaf Margins:	Entire	Leaf Shape:	Leaflets Oblong To Oval
Leaf Hairs:	Yes	Flower Color:	Yellow
Growth Stage:	Vegetative	Environment:	Water Ways, Sorghum Field, Roadsides, Peanut Field, Lawns, Gardens, CRP, Cotton Field, Corn Field
Other:	Flowers are yellow,with five petals borne in the leaf axils. Fruits are formed as 5 one-seeded burs, each bearing two long, sharp spines.