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Nov 18, 2021 11:11 PM CST

Name: Jared Nicholes
Dietrich, Idaho (Zone 6a)

Calif_Sue said:https://garden.org/plants/view/86285/Puncturevine-Tribulus-terrestris/ eeek! appropriate common name, one of several.

Actually, I think the scientific name is hilarious.

Wait a minute….

Tribulus? Tribulation? Is there some kind of connection there?

I think there is……..

The scientific name basically means "tribulation on earth." A good name!

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