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Lantanas
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Lantanas

Lantana

Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region, South and Northeastern part of India. The genus includes both herbaceous plants and shrubs growing to 0.5–2 m (1.6–6.6 ft) tall. Their common names are shrub verbenas or lantanas. The generic name originated in Late Latin,...

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Lantana

sectionLantana

Callioreas

sectionCallioreas

New Gold Lantana

hybridLantana × hybrida

Velvet Lantana

speciesLantana velutina

Small Lantana

speciesLantana rugosa

Lantana rugulosa

speciesLantana rugulosa

Lantana megapotamica

speciesLantana megapotamica

Lantana hirta

speciesLantana hirta

Galápagos lantana

speciesLantana peduncularis

Lantana grisebachii

speciesLantana grisebachii

Lantana undulata

speciesLantana undulata

Lantana sprucei

speciesLantana sprucei

Lantana tiliifolia

speciesLantana tiliifolia

Purple Lantana

speciesLantana angolensis

Lantana indica

speciesLantana indica

Lantana balansae

speciesLantana balansae

Lantana hispida

speciesLantana hispida

Lantana dinteri

speciesLantana dinteri

Lantana radula

speciesLantana radula

Lantana caudata

speciesLantana caudata

Lantana veronicifolia

speciesLantana veronicifolia

Lantana urticifolia

speciesLantana urticifolia

Lantana boyacana

speciesLantana boyacana

Lantana swynnertonii

speciesLantana swynnertonii

Lantana × bahamensis

hybridLantana × bahamensis

Lantana × pohliana

hybridLantana × pohliana

Lantana angustibracteata

speciesLantana angustibracteata

Lantana glaziovii

speciesLantana glaziovii

Lantana salzmannii

speciesLantana salzmannii

Lantana hypoleuca

speciesLantana hypoleuca

Lantana demutata

speciesLantana demutata

Lantana × entrerriensis

hybridLantana × entrerriensis

Lantana colombiana

speciesLantana colombiana

Lantana scabrida

speciesLantana scabrida

Lantana leonardiorum

speciesLantana leonardiorum

Lantana petitiana

speciesLantana petitiana

Lantana balsamifera

speciesLantana balsamifera

Lantana lopez-palacii

speciesLantana lopez-palacii

Lantana × floridana

hybridLantana × floridana

Lantana moldenkei

speciesLantana moldenkei

Lantana magnibracteata

speciesLantana magnibracteata

Lantana callowiana

hybridLantana callowiana

Lantana alainii

speciesLantana alainii

Lantana ehrenbergiana

speciesLantana ehrenbergiana

Lantana buchii

speciesLantana buchii

Lantana × strigodepressa

hybridLantana × strigodepressa

Lantana ciferriana

speciesLantana ciferriana

Lantana salicifolia

speciesLantana salicifolia

Lantana soatensis

speciesLantana soatensis

Lantana rusbyana

speciesLantana rusbyana

Lantana angustifolia

speciesLantana angustifolia

Lantana lucida

speciesLantana lucida

Lantana pauciflora

speciesLantana pauciflora

Lantana microcarpa

speciesLantana microcarpa

Lantana rhodesiensis

speciesLantana rhodesiensis

Lantana pastazensis

speciesLantana pastazensis

Lantana chiapasensis

speciesLantana chiapasensis

Lantana langlassei

speciesLantana langlassei

Lantana jaliscana

speciesLantana jaliscana

Lantana venosa

speciesLantana venosa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50334.