Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an attractive green plant with small yellow flowers commonly seen growing prostrate along the side of the road. A native to Southern Europe, it’s also referred to ...

Q: What is the best way to get rid of puncturevine? I have a couple of patches that have shown up in my yard. A: This is a weed I battle every summer as folks bring us the gift of this seed into our ...

Puncturevine plants can get a foothold at the exposed edges of lawns, or in exposed soil or gravel areas, and spread out onto walkways and garden beds for several feet if not controlled. Puncturevine ...

Answer: You are not the only one with a goathead problem this season. I have received several pleas this month for extra information about these persistent and painful weeds. Stepping on a goathead ...

Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris), commonly known as goathead, is a kid’s flat tire waiting to happen. This annual invasive plant can form 8-foot diameter dense mats, competing with crops and native ...

Puncturevine is a spiky plant native to Europe that can now be found in several U.S. states. Already common in Eastern Montana, the Ravalli Republic reported it is now appearing in Bitterroot Valley.

Puncturevine is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean and showed up in the Pacific Northwest in 1924 in gravel along railroad tracks. A summer annual, the plant grows in sandy, gravel soils.

Owning a ranch, I’m no stranger to the evil goathead. Yes, the thorny noxious weed is commonly known as the archenemy of the bicycle tire, but I have a special hate relationship with the puncturevine.

The spiky, painful and nuisance-causing plants have been plaguing Boise bicycle riders for years. But a new collaboration between Boise State University and City Hall aims to rid Idaho’s capital of ...

Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an attractive green plant with small yellow flowers commonly seen growing prostrate along the side of the road. A native to Southern Europe, it’s also referred to ...