Native Plants
Hermannia texana
Hermannia texana A. Gray
Texas Burstwort, Mexican Mallow
Sterculiaceae (Cacao Family)
USDA Symbol: HETE9USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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