Cardiospermum halicacabum
Heart Pea
Tropical
regions
of
South America
Climbing annual
5 often clawed petals with a scale at their base which conceals the nectary. The fruit is an inflated capsule which contains pea-sized black seeds with a heart shaped white spot.
Alternate, pinnately compound leaves - Climbs by tentrils
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