Lantana montevidensis
Common name
trailing lantana
Family
Verbenaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Terrestrial.
Detailed description
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).