| largeleaf lantana | USDA PLANTS Symbol: LACA2 U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Shrub or Subshrub |
| Lantana camara L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Lamiales: Verbenaceae |
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| Synonym(s): lantana, largeleaf lantana | |
| Native Range: West Indies; Trop. Amer. (BAIL); | |
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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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Flower(s); USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, 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); flowers and leaves Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Control; Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); habit Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); in flower Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Infestation; Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Infestation; Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); with red flowers Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org Alternative content
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 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. Alternative content
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| U.S. National Parks where reported invasive: |
| Haleakala National Park (Hawaii) Organ Pipe National Monument (Arizona) |
