Caltrop control option
  • Example of product names

  • Herbicide group

  • Application rate (with water unless indicated)

  • Situation

  • Timing

  • Comments

  • Legal status

Caltrop

Tribulus terrestris

Weed profile

  • Annual
  • Herb
  • Contaminates produce
  • Toxic to livestock
  • Habitat: pastures, crops, gardens

Impact

Spiny burrs. Toxic to livestock.

Description

  • Prostrate summer annual.
  • Creeping stems spread from a central root.
  • Blue-green leaves divided into oblong leaflets in 2 rows.
  • Flowers have 5 yellow petals.
  • Burrs with sharp spines.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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