Appendages separate, solid with convex margins . Surface minutely reticulate and sporadically tubercled. Citrus groves , orchards, landscaped areas, gardens, disturbed sites. Tolerates poor, wet, or dry soils and light to moderate frosts. Seeds disperse with wind.
Seed production is prolific, except in areas where temperatures drop below freezing in early fall.
Plants produce seed the first season. Improper discing can severe and disperse underground stems or crowns of mature plants, producing new vines. Young seedlings do not tolerate light cultivation. Unlike bladderflower , the native vines grow in desert habitats and have flowers less than 1 cm long . Bladderflower is a fast growing perennial vine introduced from South America.