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Tribulus astrocarpus F.Muell.

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 12:4-5 (1882)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate annual, herb, 0.01-0.1 m high, leaflet pairs 3-5; fruits star-shaped when viewed from above. Fl. yellow, Feb to Sep. Sandy clay loam, stony sand. River flats, drainage lines, alkaline flats.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 November 1998
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Rudall, Shield, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Cue, East Pilbara, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Sandstone, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Yalgoo.