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Your search found 4 taxa in the family Sapindaceae, Soapberry family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Balloonvine, Love-in-a-puff, Heartseed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cardiospermum halicacabum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cardiospermum halicacabum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cardiospermum halicacabum 117-01-001 FAMILY: Sapindaceae
Habitat: Thickets, riverbanks, cultivated or abandoned fields, other disturbed areas
Rare
Native: south central US, south through tropical America
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Common Name:
Golden Rain-tree
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Koelreuteria paniculata FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Koelreuteria paniculata FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Koelreuteria paniculata 117-02-001 FAMILY: Sapindaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, frequently cultivated as an ornamental tree, rarely escaped
Rare
Non-native: northern China
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Common Name: Florida Soapberry
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sapindus marginatus FAMILY: Sapindaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sapindus marginatus 117-03-001 FAMILY: Sapindaceae
Habitat: Coastal marsh hammocks, shell middens
Rare in Coastal Plain (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
Native to Georgia & possibly South Carolina
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Common Name:
Western Soapberry
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii FAMILY: Sapindaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic upland forests and woodlands, bluffs, glade margins, stream banks, hardwood flatwoods, bottomland forests; often associated with larger rivers
Native: south & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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