Re: Caltrops
Rupert G. Goldie (rgg@aaii.oz.au)
Fri, 29 Oct 1993 16:30:36 +1100
> >I realize this question is a little out of our general
> >topic, but I'm not sure where else to turn. I am looking
> >for seed of _Tribulus cistoides_ (one of the caltrops
> >from Australia). Any ideas?
> >--
> >
> >Phil Mueller
>>
> Phil, what exactly are these? Do you have a common name for it? The only
> Caltrop I've heard of are from a road-war type game - you drop them like
> mines to damage the opponents tyres, mechanicals, etc... Any similarities
> with your caltrops?
>
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> | John Taylor [The Banshee] | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
There are those nasty little burrs which look very much like caltrops and
stick into your feet if you walk on them. Is that the kind of thing ? I
remember seeing (and stepping on) them in Queensland. I don't know where you
would get seed from though.
Rupert
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