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Tribulus terrestris
Puncture vine
Arches National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Tribulus terrestris L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Puncture vine
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Zygophyllales, Family Zygophyllaceae, Genus Tribulus, Species Tribulus terrestris


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		UT: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
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Canyonlands National Park	Capitol Reef National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Chamizal National Memorial
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Union National Monument	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Joshua Tree National Park
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Mesa Verde National Park	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park	Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/24/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/15/2025 11:22:41 PM

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