Ibervillea tenuisecta seeds grow into a scrambling caudiciform geophyte native to the desert and dry shrubland biome from Arizona east through New Mexico and Texas and south into northern Mexico. The epithet tenuisecta means 'finely cut' or 'thinly divided', referring to the distinctly deeply and finely dissected leaves that distinguish this species from its relatives — the most finely divided foliage in the genus, giving the scrambling vine a particularly delicate, lacy texture. Like all Ibervillea, it develops a tuberous caudex for survival through the dry season and produces striped ornamental fruits. Family Cucurbitaceae.Full sun, very sharp drainage and a dry dormancy rest replicate the desert conditions of its Arizona-Texas-Mexico range. Finely and deeply divided leaves — the most dissected foliage in the genus; epithet means 'thinly cut' Tuberous caudex; scrambling vines with tendrils; striped ornamental fruits Arizona to Texas and N. Mexico — desert and dry shrubland biome Family Cucurbitaceae; scrambling caudex geophyte Full sun; very sharp drainage; dry dormancy rest Ibervillea tenuisecta is the most finely textured member of the genus — its delicately dissected, lacy leaves combined with a developing tuberous caudex make it a botanically distinctive and ornamentally appealing collector's plant from the arid borderlands of Arizona, Texas and northern Mexico. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
