Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Ibervillea lindheimeri
Ibervillea lindheimeri (A. Gray) Greene
Balsam Gourd, Lindheimer's Globeberry, Globe Berry, Snake-apple, Balsam-apple
Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber Family)
USDA Symbol: IBLIUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Ibervillea lindheimeri
Snake-Apple or Balsam-Gourd
Cucurbitaceae
Location: Benton Street, 2.8 mile off Kinney Rd. South.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Disturbed roadside habitat, growing along fence
Description: Vine with few leaves growing in dense Clematis drummondii. Persimmon colored fruit present.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mollie Walton
Collection Date: Oct. 19, 1990
Specimen number: 12
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0077
Accession Date: May 26, 1987
Accession Number: 7
Annotations: DXFXB
Ibervillea tripartita (Naud.) Greene Three-parted Globeberry.
Harry Cliffe, Nov. 1, 1994.