SAPINDACEAE - - Soapberry Family

* Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus — Balloon Vine

* Non-native. Native of tropical America.

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{Cardiospermum halicacabum}
Flowers

 {Cardiospermum halicacabum}
Flowers

{Cardiospermum halicacabum}
Flowers

 {Cardiospermum halicacabum}
Fruit

{Cardiospermum halicacabum}
Fruit / Leaves

 {Cardiospermum halicacabum}
Leaves

Habitat:

Cultivated or abandoned fields, other disturbed areas; native of tropical America.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Cardiospermum halicacabum

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].



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