[quote="KentPfeiffer"]Keep in mind that puncture vine, or Texas sandbur as we call
it here, is an annual plant

You may call it sandbur, but Goats Head or devil Torn is NOT the same as a sandbur ;
a sandbur is a puny little thang in comparison ! at the very thought of
goats head !

When I saw sandbur, I looked it up to be sure.

You might want to look it up on Wikipedia. I discovered there is even a weevil sold
to eradicate Goats Head.

"Two weevils, Microlarinus lareynii and M. lypriformis, native to India, France, and
Italy, were introduced into the United States as biocontrol agents "

Lavanda : thanks I will see what I can find !

We have Cenchrus plants here in the south ("Southern Sandspurs"): http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu...

As a southerner I've been barefoot a lot over the years and it's no fun to step on those things ... one time our dog stepped in a patch and really yelped ... they really do hurt! It also is no fun trying to get the barbs out because that's painful too. I see we have a few Cenchrus listed in the ATP database: http://garden.org/plants/searc...

Many unrelated plants go by the common name sandbur, pretty much anything that produces spiny seedheads and grows in dry/sandy areas will do.

Tribulus terrestris, the plant we are talking about here, gets called Texas sandbur because the burs vaguely resemble the head of a longhorn cow, or a goat, depending on where your imagination takes you. It gets called puncture vine because it produces long trailing stems and the two long spines on each bur are amazingly tough. They are absolute hell on bicycle tires. Personally though, I'd rather deal with Tribulus terrestris than a lot of other types of "sandburs", like say Cenchrus longispinus. At least the spines on Tribulus aren't barbed.

plantladylin:

Dearest Hubs said they call them cockleburrs in MO. I said I didn't care what they were but I was gonna just pull em, as I was NOT gonna have them around for someone, myself or our furbaby to step on .. LOL
Thank you for all your help, I really do appreciate it ..

Kent:

I agree .. I just want to rid the plant of my yard !LOL So gloves and a plastic bag; here I come again this year !LOL Like it or not "Weed begone!" LOL
Thanks for your help, I really do appreciate it !

LOL, I don't blame you ... they may have a purpose in nature but I sure wouldn't want them around my property for me or my critters to step on.

plantladylin:

I think they are kinda like the cockroach .. LOL it would take something fierce to destroy them, but then one would survive and propagate LOL Then again there would be millions of them !! LOL
Oh well gloves, plastic bags , rake : Check .. LOL gonna get em ..

Are you planning on dumping those plastic bags - as the seeds would then become someone else's problem - or will you be burning the contents of the bags?

Tribulus terrestris is ubiquitous in the western US wherever conditions are suitable for it. They've been someone else's problem for at least a few decades now. However Cassews disposes of her seeds, it's not going to make much of a difference one way or the other.

KentPfeiffer said:Tribulus terrestris is ubiquitous in the western US wherever conditions are suitable for it. They've been someone else's problem for at least a few decades now. However Cassews disposes of her seeds, it's not going to make much of a difference one way or the other.

Thanks !!

>> A lot of invasive plants go into survival mode producing more flowers and spreading roots underground faster when you start pulling up plants

I didn't know that! I guess that's why people say that pulling horsetail only spreads it.

I used to assume that you could starve any plant to death by cutting it at or below ground level before it got very many leaves up. Whatever food was stored in the roots would (I thought) eventually be exhausted.

Hmmm.. So I maybe DOOMED ?? LOL

Fortunately, Tribulus doesn't really meet the definition of an invasive plant, it's just an annual that has taken advantage of the many opportunities we have provided to it. Keep pulling it before it sets seed, you'll get rid of it...........eventually.

Thanks ! Kent .. Glad someone has an inkling !! Because I sure don't !LOL Thanks !!!

Hey Kent: Know here I can purchase a Blue Bajou Rose ?? They are beauties .. Thanks !!!

Can't help with that, but you might try asking in the Rose forum:

http://garden.org/forums/view/...

Oops @Cassews, I linked to the Rose database, not the forum. Sorry about that. The link should be useful now. There are many knowledgeable people there, they should be able to help you.

LOL okey dokey I do appreciate all the help that you and the others have given me .. I will just go out there with gloves, plastic bags, rake and a chair .. Watch them err rnooooo .. pull out by the roots and rake up the pods !LOL
(Good thing I have a good sense of humor !LOL)
Again, thank you Kent, plantladylin, Rick, Greene for all the help !

Just be glad it's not one of the Proboscidea genus - those seed pods are the stuff of nightmares!

Xera For Sure I am glad its not .. But these boogers sure play havoc on my poor puppy's paws ! SO they have to go ... Begone .. Thank you for all you help and advice .. I do appreciate it very much !!!

Good luck!