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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read about the confusion of rare natives with a poisonous invasive in "The Lantana Mess, A Critical Look at the Genus in Florida".
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lantana camara
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lantana camara
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 162-05-002:
Lantana camara
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
COMMON NAME:
Common Lantana, Hedgeflower
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Keith Bradley kab_lantana_camara_2161
June Polk County NC
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Keith Bradley kab_lantana_camara_76996
July Miami-Dade County FL
Flat, compact, 1" clusters of small variously-colored flowers, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Keith Bradley kab_lantana_camara_77017
July Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_lantana_camara_77034
July Miami-Dade County FL
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Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5286006
Month Unknown HI
Notoriously poisonous and deaths have been reported throughout its range, per The Lantana Mess, A Critical Look at the Genus in Florida (Hammer, 2004).
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Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5286041
Month Unknown
In some African countries, possession can result in fines, jail & beatings, per The Lantana Mess, A Critical Look at the Genus in Florida (Hammer, 2004).
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Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5287049
Month Unknown
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Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org bug_5287071
Month Unknown
The leaves are pointed ovals w teeth along the leaf edges & a rough surface, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_5489116
Month Unknown
Shiny green-black fruits form throughout the year & are dispursed by birds, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.