Cardiospermum microcarpum Kunth. Common name: Heartseed. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed upland areas, rockland and other hammocks, pine flatwoods, disturbed upland areas. Distribution: N. FL peninsula (Marion County) south to s. FL; West Indies; Mexico through Central America to n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, K4, S, S13, WH3; = Cardiospermum halicacabum L. var. microcarpum (Kunth) Blume — Brizicky (1963); < Cardiospermum halicababum — Mex. Basionym: Cardiospermum microcarpum Kunth 1821
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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