Sapindaceae
Balloon vine
Cardiospermum corindum
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Cardiospermum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- طفطف صدئي
- English
- Balloon vine, Faux persil, Heartseed balloonvine
Synonyms
- Cardiospermum alatum Bremek. & Oberm.
- Cardiospermum canescens Wall.
- Cardiospermum clematideum A.Rich.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. angustisectum (Griseb.) Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. brachycarpum Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. elongatum Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. ferrugineum Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. leptocarpum Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. loxense (Kunth) Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. molle (Kunth) Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. parviflorum (Cambess.) Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. subglabratum Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. subsetulosum Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum f. villosum Radlk.
- Cardiospermum corindum var. angustisectum (Griseb.) F.A.Barkley
- Cardiospermum corindum var. elongatum (Radlk.) F.A.Barkley
- Cardiospermum corindum var. leptocarpum (Radlk.) Ferrucci
- Cardiospermum corindum var. loxense (Kunth) F.A.Barkley
- Cardiospermum corindum var. subglabratum (Radlk.) F.A.Barkley
- Cardiospermum ferrugineum A.Rich.
- Cardiospermum galapageium B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
- Cardiospermum giganteum Barb.Rodr.
- Cardiospermum halicacabum var. angustisectum Griseb.
- Cardiospermum keyense Small
- Cardiospermum loureiroi K.Koch
- Cardiospermum loxense Kunth
- Cardiospermum molle Kunth
- Cardiospermum molle Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Cardiospermum oblongum A.Rich.
- Cardiospermum ovatum Wall.
- Cardiospermum palmeri Vasey & Rose
- Cardiospermum parviflorum Cambess.
- Cardiospermum pechuelii Kuntze
- Cardiospermum pilosum Turcz.
- Cardiospermum pubescens Lag.
- Cardiospermum pubescens Griff.
- Cardiospermum villosum Macfad.
- Cardiospermum villosum Mill.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lidine Mia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lidine Mia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.