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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lantana strigocamara
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
Go to FSUS key
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".
Read more about Lantana at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lantana camara
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lantana camara ssp. camara
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lantana strigocamara
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Lantana camara
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-05-002:
Lantana camara FAMILY Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lantana camara
COMMON NAME:
Common Lantana, Hedgeflower
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Keith Bradley kab_lantana_camara_2161
June Polk County NC
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July Miami-Dade County FL
Flat, compact, 1" clusters of small variously-colored flowers, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Keith Bradley kab_lantana_camara_77017
July Miami-Dade County FL
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July Miami-Dade County FL
This is probably Africa's most widespread terrestrial invasive plant, per BioNET-EAFRINET.
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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 (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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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 (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lantana strigocamara
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lantana camara
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lantana camara ssp. camara
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lantana strigocamara
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Lantana camara
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 162-05-002:
Lantana camara
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lantana camara
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, especially near the coast, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native hybrid: of garden origin
Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems armed with recurved prickles on the angles
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink/Orange/Yellow/Lavender
Bilaterally symmetrical
Obscurely 2-4 lobed calyx
4-lobed salverform corolla
4 included stamens, attached to corolla tube
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Black/Blue-black
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p084
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p122
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p186
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