Tribulus terrestris

• Botanical Name : Tribulus terrestris L.
• Common Name : Puncture Vine, Caltrop, Yellow Vine, Goathead, Gokharu
• Plant Family : Zygophyllaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 10, 17, 22, 26, 27, 30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Sarita Udyan

About Tribulus terrestris Plant :

• Habit : A procumbent herb, at times suberect.
• Leaves : Abruptly pinnate, leaflets 3-6 pairs, often the leaflets of any pair slightly unequal, more or less hairy.
• Flowers : Yellow in colour.
• Fruits : Muriculate, hairy, each of the 5 cocci armed with 2 pairs of sharp hard spines.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - November
• Significance :
  • The fresh leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
  • Most of the plant are used as a tonic and diuretic.