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Tribulus terrestris
Puncture vine
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
			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:		AZ: SNA; NV: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Arches National Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	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 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:	1/22/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/15/2025 4:21:08 PM

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