Tribulus terrestris

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q235889
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Tribulus terrestris

Summary

Tribulus terrestris is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,254 views/month, #1,142 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tribulus terrestris's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Tribulus terrestris is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • caltrop is named after Tribulus terrestris[5].
  • head is named after Tribulus terrestris[6].
  • Tribulus terrestris's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • Tribulus terrestris is classified within Tribulus[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Tribulus terrestris is Tribulus terrestris[9].
  • Tribulus terrestris is a type of annual plant[10].
  • Tribulus terrestris is a type of herbaceous plant[11].
  • Tribulus terrestris is used for medicinal plant[12].
  • Tribulus terrestris is used for veterinary drug[13].
  • Tribulus terrestris is used for fodder[14].
  • Tribulus terrestris is used for insecticide[15].
  • Tribulus terrestris is used for fiber[16].
  • Tribulus terrestris's Commons category is recorded as Tribulus terrestris[17].
  • Tribulus terrestris's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tribulus terrestris[18].
  • Tribulus terrestris's Commons gallery is recorded as Tribulus terrestris[19].
  • Tribulus terrestris's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[20].
  • Tribulus terrestris's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[21].
  • Tribulus terrestris's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=100965[22].
  • Tribulus terrestris's this taxon is source of is recorded as Tribuli Fructus[23].
  • Tribulus terrestris's this taxon is source of is recorded as Tribulus terrestris extract[24].
  • Tribulus terrestris's short name is recorded as T. terrestris[25].
  • Tribulus terrestris is commonly known as puncturevine[26].
  • Tribulus terrestris is commonly known as 蒺藜[27].

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Classification

Tribulus terrestris's scientific name is Tribulus terrestris[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Tribulus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include puncturevine[26], 蒺藜[27], kotvičník zemní[28], 蒺藜花[29], 茨黎苗[30], and 蒺藜根[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named after include caltrop[5], a weapon type[32] and head[6], a class of anatomical entity[33].

Identifiers

Tribulus terrestris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 210369[34]. Tribulus terrestris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581147[35]. Tribulus terrestris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5421116[36]. Tribulus terrestris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29057[37].

Why It Matters

Tribulus terrestris ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,254 views/month, #1,142 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Treisijs · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Plants, WikiProject Food and drink, WikiProject Dietary Supplements +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q10823481]]"
  2. 15d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → tribulus-terrestris
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  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q292973
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  4. 13w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → puncturevine, 蒺藜, kotvičník zemní +16
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: navadna zobačica"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0343226-kotvicnik-zemni
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0343226-kotvicnik-zemni, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  6. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
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