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#NPOD: Jamaican Feverplant #Nativeplants

Jamaican Feverplant – Native Plant of the Day 12/15/2023
Tribulus cistoides is introduced in its limited continental United States range, but the University of Hawaii claims it as native to Hawaii.
Photo from 12/15/2015.  Location: Coquina Beach, Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, FL.
More photos / info at the  Jamaican Feverplant detail page.

Jamaican Feverplant - Tribulus cistoides

Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides

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Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Jamaican Feverplant (aka Puncture Vine), native to Hawaii but introduced in the Southeast, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/29/2019.) Scientific name is Tribulus cistoides. Photo below was taken at Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, FL on Dec 15, 2015. Go to the Jamaican Feverplant detail page for more information and photos.

Jamaican Feverplant, Nohu, False Puncture Vine, Spiny-fruited Caltop - Tribulus cistoides

Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides

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