Balloon vine vs black wattle

Cardiospermum halicacabum compared with Acacia plectocarpa

Key Differences

• Balloon vine is Not Evaluated while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balloon vine	black wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cardiospermum	Acacia
Species	Cardiospermum halicacabum	Acacia plectocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Balloon vine and black wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Balloon vine

NE — Not Evaluated

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balloon vine	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balloon vine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

black wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Balloon vine

The Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) is a species in the genus Cardiospermum. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.