Ibervillea lindheimeri, commonly called snake apple, balsam gourd, Rio Grande globeberry, or Lindheimer's globeberry is a species of flowering plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Snake apple being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Ibervillea
- Species
- Ibervillea lindheimeri
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