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Sapindaceae
Cardiospermum

not marked as a favorite taxon Cardiospermum microcarpum Kunth. Common name: Heartseed. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed upland areas, rockland and other hammocks, pine flatwoods. Distribution: N. Florida peninsula (Marion County) south to s. Florida; West Indies; Mexico through Central America to n. South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, WH3; = Cardiospermum halicacabum L. var. microcarpum (Kunth) Blume — FNA13, Brizicky (1963); < Cardiospermum halicababum — Mex. Basionym: Cardiospermum microcarpum Kunth 1821

Links to other floras: = Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum - FNA13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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