Land Plants - invasive

Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) on Jul 7, 2025

Submitter does not have a specimen
EDRR Status: Local expert notified

Description of specimen

I don't have any pictures of the goat heads, but was definitely puncturevine seeds in our shoes & car after we got home, they were vacuumed up or picked out and thrown in trash.

Commentary

Thank you for your acute attention towards noxious weeds. Puncturevine (Tribulus Terrestris) is indeed a "B" state listed weed. It's not typical to find the plant on the Oregon Coast. Commonly found is Sandmat (Cardionema Ramosissimum), and when it dries it will leave you with a foot full of spines that look like miniature puncturevine. You can reach out to me for further assistance @:
mbtillamookswcd@outlook.com

Michael Blankenship, TCSWCD

Michael Blankenship
July 8, 2025, 6:27 p.m.

Location

We either picked up puncturevine seeds at the boat launch at Nehalem State Park or the Public Boat Launch in the city of Nehalem. When we got home and were taking off our shoes we had them stuck in the bottom of our shoes. They seemed like immature seeds, but very obviously Puncture vine.

Expert Reviewer

Michael Blankenship
Tillamook Soil & Water Conservation District

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