Goat's head

For other uses, see Goat head.

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
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  Fruit of Proboscidea louisianica
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  Fruit of Tribulus terrestris

References

1. "Proboscidea louisianica". NatureServe. 2012.
2. "Zygophyllaceae" (PDF). Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 2010-03-13.