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Balloon Vine

Cardiospermum sp.

Description:

Reddish balloon or lantern-shaped seed pods. Small white flowers. Long, thin vines. Thin, poison ivy-like leaves.

Habitat:

Growing on some shrubs at the edge of a swampy area in Payne's Prairie close to Sweetwater Preserve

Notes:

I didn't notice until looking at some photos there was a stink bug ticket up into the plant

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1 Comment

SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 5 years ago

Such a PRETTY flowering vine!! :)

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on Dec 11, 2018
Submitted on Mar 10, 2019

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