largeleaf lantana	USDA PLANTS Symbol: LACA2 USDA ARS GRIN: 310628 ITIS: 32175 NAPIS: PFIAFBA
Lantana camara L.
Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Lamiales: Verbenaceae
Synonym(s): lantana, largeleaf lantana
Lantana is a perennial shrub that can grow from 6-15 ft. (1.8-4.6 m). Leaves are ovate and opposite along the square stem. Stems and leaves emit an unpleasant “spicy” smell when crushed. Flowers are colorful, tubular, 4-petaled and occur nearly all year long. Flowers can be orange, pink or white with different colored flowers occurring in the same cluster. Fruits are small, round like a berry, green to black and shiny. Lantana is native to Central and South America and occurs in open to partly shaded moist areas. It was introduced into the United States in the 1800s.

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Flower(s); USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); flowers Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); flowers and leaves Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); in flower John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Plant(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); flowers Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); with red flowers Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Plant(s); habit Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Infestation; Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Infestation; Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); in flower Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Control; Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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