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Digital Herbaria

Hermannia texana

Hermannia texana A. Gray

Texas Burstwort, Mexican Mallow

Sterculiaceae (Cacao Family)

USDA Symbol: HETE9
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)







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Specimen & Label Data

Hermannia texana

Mexican Mallow

Sterculiaceae

Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Full sun. Stoney, thin soil.

Description: Erect, several stemmed perenial from woody root, to 4-5 dm high; stellate-pubescent. Leaves thick, petioled, sub-orbicular to ovate-elliptic, broadly rounded apically, dentate. Flowers 5-merous, pendulus, axillary, orange red.

County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Jun 25, 1993
Specimen number: 013

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0489
Accession Date: Aug 20, 1993
Accession Number: 38

Annotations: SCFXB

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