Tribulus cistoides Images

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Flowering plant
Photograph by: Starr, F. & K.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Ripening fruits
Photograph by: Wilson, C.G.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

close up, flowers
Photograph by: Fagg, M.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Close-up of the flower
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr

Lots of old seedcases, plus two seedlings
Photograph by: Starr, F. & K.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Close-up of the fruit
Photograph by: Starr, F. & K.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

The seeds stick into the soles of shoes (or the soles of feet!) and can be transported considerable distances
Photograph by: Wilson, C.G.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

close up, flowers, fruit, leaves
Photograph by: Wilson, C.G.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

The plant can spread widely to cover large areas of ground - good for binding the soil but a real nuisance as a weed
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr