This introduced vine or climber
is commonly known as
balloon vine.
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Sapindaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
A category 3 restricted invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014. Also known as heart seed vine. Flowering Tiaro, June 2016.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 9 Fraser Coast localities: Tiaro, Maryborough, Yerra, Tinana, Granville, Gundiah, Mount Urah, St Mary, Teddington.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
