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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Maples, Mangos, Mahogany, Citrus, and Allies
  6. Soapberry Family
  7. Balloon Vines and Heartseed

genus

Balloon Vines and Heartseed

Cardiospermum

Traits
Includes
3 native 1 introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Lesser Balloon Vine native
  • Showy Balloon Vine present
  • Faux Persil native
  • Heartseed native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Vines
Plant type
Annual Perennial Vine Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native balloon vines and heartseed All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Lesser Balloon Vine Cardiospermum halicacabum caterpillars 3 food 2 flowers 4
  • Faux Persil Cardiospermum corindum caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 3
  • Heartseed Cardiospermum microcarpum caterpillars 1

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