Lantana camara

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Common Name(s)

lantana, common lantana, wild sage

Synonym(s)

Camara aculeata, Camara vulgaris, Lantana aculeata, Lantana antillana, many others listed on Tropicos

Is this plant a cultivar? No

Life History: Perennial

Growth Form: shrub

Native Range

Mexico; Bahamas; Cuba; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Central America; Venezuela; Colombia

Plant Description

USDA PLANTS lists is as either a shrub or a vine. In the Verbenaceae family.

History as an Ornamental

Is an ornamental species. Listed in the Sunset Western Garden Book. Valued for profuse show of color over long season.

External Resources

USDA Plants Database

Tropicos Link

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