Invasive Species Council of Manitoba

Puncture Vine

Tribulus terrestris

An annual from Europe that produces long trailing stems. Puncture Vine forms mats up to a meter wide and stems can be over a meter long. It is found in dry sandy or gravely sites.

Stems are covered in hairy compound leaves with 6-8 leaflets. Flowers are yellow and small with 5 petals. Fruit are burrs that are sharp and pointy and break in to 5 sections when mature. The burrs can injure livestock and damage wool.

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Burr

Resources

2011 Rural Municipality Distribution Map

2010 Rural Municipality Distribution Map

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Invasive Species Council of Manitoba

Puncture Vine

Burr

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