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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : East of St. Johns River, ca. 2 mi. S of Ruth Lake. T22S, R34E, Sec. 8.
Habitat Commonly associated with cabbage palm hammock and edge of shallow marsh.
Reproductive State Bud Immature Fruit
Collector C. Slaughter 12157
with T. Richardson
Collection Date 11 Sep 2000
Accession Number 227504
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1997
Determination History
Cardiospermum corindum L. - Determined By: W. K. Taylor,
Locality USA. Florida , Seminole Co. : Mullet Lake State Park.
Habitat Overgrown field.
Reproductive State Bud Fruit
Collector W. K. Taylor
Collection Date 14 Aug 1992
Accession Number 219259
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: A. K. Harrison,
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Hampshire Co. : From A.K. Harrison's garden at 90 Fearing Street Amherst. 42° 22' 0" N 72° 31' 0" W
Reproductive State
Collector A. K. Harrison
Collection Date 07 Oct 1948
Accession Number 37276
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1982
Determination History
Cardiospermum corindum L. - Determined By: N. Chevalier,
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island Crewe Rd. vicinity, George Town.
Description Vine; corollas white; 3 m.
Habitat Growing in shaded moist area.
Reproductive State
Collector N. Chevalier
Collection Date 08 Dec 1971
Accession Number 103435
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality Turks & Caicos. North Caicos Ca. 1 mi. W Kew.
Description Vine to 1 m; flowers white.
Habitat Scrub and woodlands on rolling hills.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 24 Apr 1971
Accession Number 96096
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1982
Determination History
Cardiospermum corindum L.
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island Crew Rd., Georgetown.
Description Flowers white.
Reproductive State
Collector N. Chevalier
Collection Date 20 Dec 1971
Accession Number 140167
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. California , Los Angeles Co. : Huntingdons Place.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. Eastwood
Collection Date Aug 1915
Accession Number 291213
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. California , Santa Barbara Co. : Santa Barbara. 34° 27' 33" N 119° 44' 10" W
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector E. Walther
Collection Date Oct 1923
Accession Number 291212
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Texas , Hidalgo Co. : Swallow's Club House S of Alamo. 26° 11' 1" N 98° 7' 23" W
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector E. U. Clover
Collection Date 11 Feb 1933
Accession Number 291211
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: E. J. Palmer, 08-Apr-1937
Determination History
Cardiospermum corindum L.
Locality USA. Texas , Chambers Co. : 7.8 m. N of High Island. 33° 36' 0" N 95° 43' 60" W
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector V. L. Cory
Collection Date 17 Sep 1936
Accession Number 291210
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Determination History
Cardiospermum corindum L.
Locality USA. Texas , Nueces Co. : 5 m NW of Corpus Christi.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector V. L. Cory
Collection Date 08 Oct 1935
Accession Number 291209
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Determination History
Cardiospermum sp.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Coconut Grove Introduction Garden. 26° 22' 60" N 81° 49' 60" W
Description Flowers white.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector J. L. Fennell
Collection Date 22 Sep 1937
Accession Number 291208
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Middlesex Co. : Arboretum; greenhouse.
Description 3 cornered, inflated fruits, white flowers.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector Dudley
Collection Date 16 Jan 1964
Accession Number 291207
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Middlesex Co. : Arboretum; greenhouse.
Description 3 cornered, inflated fruits, white flowers.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector Dudley
Collection Date 16 Jan 1964
Accession Number 291206
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Lignumvitae Key.
Description Climbing vine; flowers yellow; fruit light green.
Habitat Shrub thicket area.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. A. Howard
Collection Date 12 Jul 1969
Accession Number 291205
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Private gardens, Captiva Island. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Description Trailing 2 m long; flowers white - fruit bladdery.
Habitat In a wild garden.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. C. Brumbach
Collection Date 28 Oct 1968
Accession Number 291204
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Private gardens, Captiva Island. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Description Trailing 2 m long; flowers white - fruit bladdery.
Habitat In a wild garden.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. C. Brumbach
Collection Date 28 Oct 1968
Accession Number 291203
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Hampshire Co. : MSC Campus, Amherst. 42° 22' 0" N 72° 31' 0" W
Habitat Garden.
Reproductive State Fruit Flower
Collector R. E. Torrey
Collection Date 23 Sep 1944
Accession Number 291202
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Jefferson Par. : Waggaman Pond.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector G. P. DeWolf, Jr.
Collection Date 22 Oct 1950
Accession Number 153258
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Caddo Par. : Gilliam-Scott Slough Road.
Habitat On fence, twining; roadside; open farmland.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector D. G. Rhodes
Collection Date 06 Oct 1967
Accession Number 122091
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Cameron Par. : 2 mi. ESE of Rockerfeller Wildlife Refuge headquarters along LA 82 and into Refuge marshlands.
Description Vine, flowers white, fruits green, inflated.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. A. Thompson
with J.H. Nishida
Collection Date 08 Sep 1985
Accession Number 206586
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Sep 1995
Locality USA. Tennessee , Rutherford Co. : Smyrna; near car wash, W side US 41 , 4 mi. S of Davidson county line.
Description Flowers white; locally common shrub 6-8 ft. long; fruit inflated, 3 sided.
Habitat Along railroad.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 07 Aug 1995
Accession Number 217096
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Bossier Par. : Ca. 100 yds from Flagg Lake spillway on Barksdale Reservation.
Habitat Hardwood forest, clay soil.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector K. Sargent
Collection Date 15 Oct 1977
Accession Number 130650
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Alabama , Marshall Co. : Lake Guntersville, GA 35, SE corner of Scottsboro Bridge, island in lake across from boat ramp.
Habitat Island in lake, alluvial island forest; associates: Clematis terniflora, Ambrosia trifida, Robinia pseudoacacia, Leersia lenticularis.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector K. Francl
with L. Kruse, M. Morgan, E. Totin, M. Waters
Collection Date 29 Sep 2001
Accession Number 281477
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Sep 1990
Locality USA. Alabama , Greene Co. : Junction of US 43 and road to Runaway Park, Demopolis Lake, S of Forkland.
Description Fruits green, inflated like balloon; occasional vine ca. 6 ft. long, flowers white.
Habitat Disturbed floodplain.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 26 Aug 1990
Accession Number 201977
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Evangeline Par. : Bayou Cocodrie, 0.06 mi. S of Lone Pine, LA 106.
Habitat Growing up through twiggery of bayou border thickets.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. A. Ewan
Collection Date 13 Sep 1958
Accession Number 5599
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Rapides Par. : Ca. Texas & Pacific Railway at Zimmerman.
Habitat Swampy area in woods.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. D. Thomas
with C. Smith & R. Reid
Collection Date 31 Aug 1968
Accession Number 86863
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Lowndes Co. : In Black Prairie region, 10 mi. E of State College.
Habitat Dry, grazed opening in oak-hickory ridge.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 30 Aug 1955
Accession Number 104249
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Mexico. Jalisco Barranca de Santiago, road to Colimilla. 20° 41' 47" N 103° 10' 52" W
Description Vine to 4 m; flowers white.
Habitat Steep banks.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1450 to m
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 03 Sep 1971
Accession Number 115183
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality Mexico. Oaxaca 0.5 mi. N of highway 190 by a canal at La Venta, 9.5 mi. E of junction of highway 185 at La Ventosa. 16° 53' 60" N 94° 57' 0" W
Habitat Area grazed and now cornfield planted; thorn forest cleared away.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 150 to ft
Collector M. Pennell
with D. Dunn & C. Dziekanowski
Collection Date 06 Aug 1978
Accession Number 134930
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality Mexico. Puebla Along highway 190, just N of Tehuitzingo. 18° 19' 55" N 98° 16' 33" W
Habitat Rough terrain, rocky soils, thorn forest and tree cacti.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 3500 to ft
Collector K. Torke
with LeDoux & Watkins
Collection Date 02 Aug 1975
Accession Number 126716
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality Mexico. Guanajuato Highway 49 between San Miguel de Allende and Queretaro. 20° 33' 11" N 100° 45' 47" W
Habitat Roadside, wet, humus, rocky hillside.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 2650 to m
Collector P. Genelle
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 29 Jun 1971
Accession Number 219828
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Mexico. Jalisco 18 km 6 Tapalpa. 19° 56' 54" N 103° 46' 3" W
Description Vine to 2 m; flowers cream.
Habitat Hillside scrub.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1900 to m
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 04 Sep 1971
Accession Number 111212
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality Ecuador. Guayas Prov. Capeira, km 21, Guayaquil to Daule. 2° 12' 21" S 79° 54' 29" W
Description Vine; flowers white, fruits reddish, turning brown.
Habitat Tropical dry forest.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 20 to 200 m
Collector C. H. Dodson
with A. H. Gentry
Collection Date 24 May 1983
Accession Number 179673
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Locality Mexico. Hidalgo Along highway 85, near the N turnoff to Zimapan. 20° 45' 24" N 99° 21' 49" W
Habitat Brilliant yellow Malphigiaceae tree and tobacco on rocky hillside.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 6400 to ft
Collector P. Case
with C. Dziekanowski, S. Trott, D. Thurm, D. Dunn
Collection Date 16 Aug 1979
Accession Number 148890
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Mexico. Jalisco Barranca de Santiago, road to Colimilla. 20° 41' 47" N 103° 10' 52" W
Description Vine to 4 m; flowers white.
Habitat Steep banks.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1450 to m
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 03 Sep 1971
Accession Number 103134
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Family Name Sapindaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Determined By: K. U. Kramer, 1963
Locality Suriname. Nickerie Distr. Nieuw-Nickerie. 5° 58' 59" N 57° 0' 0" W
Description Petals white, two with white, two with white and orange-tipped appendages.
Habitat Roadsides.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. H. A. Hekking
Collection Date 10 Nov 1961
Accession Number 84677
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