FNPS Plant Database
Cardiospermum corindum
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Nomenclature
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Family:
Sapindaceae
Plant Specifics
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Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
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Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
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Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Larval host plant for Miami blue ( Hemiargus thomasi ) and silver-banded hairstreak ( Chlorostrymon simaethis ) butterflies; occasional larval host for the gray hairstreak butterfly ( Strymon melinus ). ( IRC ).
Larval host plant for Miami blue ( Hemiargus thomasi ) and silver-banded hairstreak ( Chlorostrymon simaethis ) butterflies; occasional larval host for the gray hairstreak butterfly ( Strymon melinus ). (https://www.regionalconservation.org/)
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