Goat's head
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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 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.
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Acanthospermum hispidum seeds.jpg
Seeds of Acanthospermum hispidum
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Proboscidea louisianica 2.jpg
Fruit of Proboscidea louisianica
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Tribulus terrestris 5.jpg
Fruit of Tribulus terrestris
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