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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Tribulus forrestii F.Muell.

Reference
S.Sci.Rec. 1 ('extra-Print') (1885)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate, creeping annual, herb, 0.01-0.1 m high, plants subglabrous; leaflet pairs 6-7; fruits 5-lobed, cocci dorsally mostly smooth. Fl. yellow, May to Sep. Red clay or sandy clay. Colluvial flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Murchison, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Murchison, Hamersley, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Cue, East Pilbara, Leonora, Meekatharra, Murchison, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Yalgoo.