Family: Zygophyllaceae
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Tribulus pentandrus var. pentandrus
Collector/Expedition: Alder, A.M.
Collection number: 29
Collection date: 3rd August 1984
Country/Territory: Bahrain
Collecting locality: Bahrain:Saar (1.5 miles W of Budaiya rd.)
Habitat: Irrigated and well drained sand
Description: A much branched, hairy perennial? growing horizontally from a single rootstock. Max height 5' but forming clumps easily 36' across. Vetch-like leaves growing parallel. Small yellow flowers and 5-sided pumkin shaped seeds, pendulous on underside of stems (ie lying on the soil)
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00197389
Herbarium region: 2A_ARABIA (Arabian Peninsula)
Number of sheets: 1
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