devil's thorn / small caltrops / الحسك / دريس /

goat head / goat's head / goathead / Malta cross / تريسة / جريس / جريس قطب / حسك أرضي / شرشير / شَرْشَر / ضرس العجوز / ضريس / عوسج / عوسيج / عوشيه / عُرْمُط / قُطْرَب /

Tribulus terrestris L.

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
April to September
Seed collection period
June to November

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Tribulus
Family
Zygophyllaceae
Wikidata item
Q235889
GBIF Item
Tribulus terrestris L. (5421116)

References

  1. عراف، شكري. النباتات في الكتاب المقدس. عكا: مركز الدراسات القروية، 2009.
  2. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  3. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  4. Licata, Mario, Teresa Tuttolomondo, Claudio Leto, Giuseppe Virga, Giuseppe Bonsangue, Ignazio Cammalleri, Maria Gennaro, and Salvatore La Bella. “A Survey of Wild Plant Species for Food Use in Sicily (Italy).” Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12

Citation

Tribulus terrestris L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/3030 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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