NameThatPlant.net: Lantana montevidensis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lantana montevidensis FAMILY Verbenaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lantana montevidensis FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Lantana montevidensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Lantana sellowiana

COMMON NAME:
Trailing Shrub-verbena, Polecat-geranium, Trailing Lantana

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image of Lantana montevidensis, Trailing Shrub-verbena, Polecat-geranium, Trailing Lantana

Ron Lance rwl2180_a

May

Dk green coarsely toothed 1" leaves; 1-1.5" clusters of rosy-lilac flowers, per The Southern Living Garden Book.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lantana montevidensis FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lantana montevidensis FAMILY Verbenaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lantana montevidensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lantana sellowiana

2180

Shrub; Subshrub
Perennial

Habitat: Landscaped areas, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: South America

Rare

map
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems not armed

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Lavender?
Bilaterally symmetrical
Obscurely 2-4 lobed calyx
4-lobed salverform corolla
4 included stamens, attached to corolla tube

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall?
Black/Blue-black

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