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Lesser Balloon Vine
Lesser Balloon Vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Africa and Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Lesser Balloon Vine is a climbing plant that grows as a vine on trees, shrubs, and even buildings. Unlike its larger relative, the Great Balloon Vine, this smaller species is rarely seen as a weed.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Cardiospermum
Species
Cardiospermum halicacabum