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Thumbtack-like Tribulus terrestris burs are a hazard to bare feet and bicycle tires.. After the flower blooms, a fruit develops that easily falls apart into five burs. [3] The burs are hard and bear two to four sharp spines, [3] 10 mm (0.39 in) long and 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) broad point-to-point.
Goat's head is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Acanthospermum hispidum , a plant in the family Asteraceae , native to Central and South America. Its seeds are shaped like the head of a goat .
Common names include milkvetch (most species), locoweed (in North America, some species) [4] and goat's-thorn (A. gummifer, A. tragacantha). Some pale-flowered vetches ( Vicia spp.) are similar in appearance, but they are more vine -like than Astragalus .
Goat head may refer to: Goat's head, a common name for several plants; Sigil of Baphomet, the official insignia of the Church of Satan "Goat Head", a song by Brittany Howard from the album Jaime; The official black and red logo on the jerseys worn by the Buffalo Sabres from 1996 to 2006
Acanthospermum hispidum (bristly starbur, goat's head, hispid starburr, starbur) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae, which is native to Central and South America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This plant is cited as a weed in cotton culture in Brazil , and it is also used as a medicinal plant .
The name derives from the Greek words tragos (meaning "goat") and akantha ("thorn"). Iran is the biggest producer of this gum. Gum tragacanth is a viscous, odorless, tasteless, water-soluble mixture of polysaccharides obtained from sap that is drained from the root of the plant and dried.
The public is invited to meet the working rescue goats at an Aug. 26 free festival with presentations, hikes, games, nature art and more. Goats return to Erie Benedictines' Glinodo property to ...
Sclerolaena bicornis, commonly known as goathead burr, is a perennial shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, native to inland Australia, and found in Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales, and Western Australia [1] The Walmajarri people of the Kimberley know the plant as Paka.