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[John Calhoun]

Some more information regarding Balloon-vine (Cardiospermum helicacabum).
This plant could possibly be used to help restore the Miami Blue, but any
planting should be closely monitored.  Because it is easy to grow, it may be
used in the lab to develop stock for introduction into areas with native
hosts.
There is still some question whether it is truly exotic in Florida.
Surprisingly, the USDA website (http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi)
lists it as native.  Perhaps most interesting is that The Florida Exotic
Pest Plant Council (http://www.fleppc.org/), consisting of eleven of the
most authoritative botanists in Florida, does not list it as invasive in
Florida (1999-2001).  Likewise, The University of Florida Center for Aquatic
and Invasive Plants (http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/welcome.html) does not list
it either.

John Calhoun







 
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