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The Texas burstwort (Hermannia texana) belongs to Malvaceae (the Mallow family). It is a perennial herb that is distributed in the state of Texas in the United States and the states of Aguila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas in Mexico. It grows in dry grasslands, rocky areas, canyons and coastal areas, and is 50 to 70 cm tall. The stem is upright or slanting upwards, and has inconspicuous glandular hairs. The leaves are ovate to elliptic, with serrated or sinuate, and have long leafstalks. From spring to fall, the plant produces a cyme at the top of the stem, with reddish orange flowers that bloom nodding downwards. The genus name is derived from Paul Hermann (1646-1695), a German physician and botanist from the 17th century.
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