Species
Lantana montevidensis
Common Name(s)
trailing lantana
Family
Verbenaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Habitat
Terrestrial.
Features
Aromatic, semi-prostrate shrub, stems to about 20 cm high, +/- trailing, densely hairy but otherwa=ise not armed. Leaves 1.5-3 x 1-1.5 cm on petioles to c. 1 cm. Leaves narrow to broad ovate, crenate or crenate-serrate, hairy on both sides. Inflorescence corymbose, flowers pink to mauve. Fruit not seen.
Similar Taxa
Stems trailing, scabrid but not prickly; corolla always pink or mauve.
Flowering
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Flower Colours
Red / Pink,Violet / Purple
Year Naturalised
1978
Origin
Argentina, Uruguay
Reason For Introduction
Ornamental
Life Cycle Comments
Perennial.
Tolerances
Is more tolerant of cold than Lantana camara (Webb et al 1988).
This page last updated on 30 Jul 2014