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{{other uses|Goat head (disambiguation){{!}}Goat head}} |
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'''Goat's head''' may refer to: |
'''Goat's head''' is a common name for several plants and may refer to: |
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* ''[[Acanthospermum hispidum]]'', a plant in the [[Asteraceae]] family. |
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* ''[[Acanthospermum hispidum]]'', a plant in the family [[Asteraceae]], native to Central and South America. Its seeds are shaped like the head of a [[goat]]. |
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* ''[[Proboscidea louisianica]]'', a plant in the family [[Martyniaceae]], is probably native to parts of the [[southwestern United States]] and [[Mexico]] in North America.<ref name=ns>{{cite web|url=http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=proboscidea+louisianica |title=''Proboscidea louisianica''|publisher=NatureServe|date=2012}}</ref> The dried fruit has multiple horns. |
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* ''[[Tribulus terrestris]]'', a plant in the family [[Zygophyllaceae]], native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the [[Old World]] in southern [[Europe]], southern [[Asia]], throughout [[Africa]], and [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chah.gov.au/chah/apc/interim/Zygophyllaceae.pdf |title=Zygophyllaceae |date= |work= |publisher= Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria|accessdate=2010-03-13}}</ref> It produces spiky seeds that are shaped like [[caltrop]]s. |
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{{center|'''Plants named Goat's head'''}} |
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File:Acanthospermum hispidum seeds.jpg|Seeds of ''Acanthospermum hispidum'' |
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File:Proboscidea louisianica 2.jpg|Fruit of ''Proboscidea louisianica'' |
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File:Tribulus terrestris 5.jpg|Fruit of ''Tribulus terrestris'' |
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</gallery> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 24 March 2024
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.
- Proboscidea louisianica, a plant in the family Martyniaceae, is probably native to parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico in North America.[1] The dried fruit has multiple horns.
- Tribulus terrestris, a plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World in southern Europe, southern Asia, throughout Africa, and Australia.[2] It produces spiky seeds that are shaped like caltrops.
Plants named Goat's head
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Seeds of Acanthospermum hispidum -
Fruit of Proboscidea louisianica -
Fruit of Tribulus terrestris
References
[edit]- ^ "Proboscidea louisianica". NatureServe. 2012.
- ^ "Zygophyllaceae" (PDF). Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
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