Balloonvine, Heartseed
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Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum
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Sapindaceae
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Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation. |
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Larval host plant for gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) and silver-banded hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) butterflies. |
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