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 tripartita
Three Parted Globeberry
Cucurbitaceae
Location: 1 km E of intersection of Hwy 16 & RR 3550, near Poteet.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dry red clay and sand. Full sun. Prosopis dominate in the area.
Description: Climbing, glabrous vine from thick perennial root. Stems slender, branched. Leaves opposite a petiole, long petioled, tripartate, narrowly lobed. Flower not seen. Fruit globose, 30 mm dia., bright red. Seed 6 mm long.
County: Atascosa
Collector: Louise Morrell
Collection Date: Jul 30, 1993
Specimen number: 10
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0476
Accession Date: Jul 30, 1993
Accession Number: 37
Annotations: DXFXA
(in Fruit)