| Lantana camara L. |
| VERBENACEAE |
| lantana, yellow sage, red flowered sage, tick berry, wild sage, prickly lantana, white sage |
| bukhwebeletane |
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Highly Invasive, Major problem species |
| Origin: Central and South America |
| Growth Form: Shrub |
| Plant Description: Plant: Compact, floriferous shrub or untidy scrambler up to 2 m or higher; stems often four-angled, usually covered with short, stiff hairs and recurved prickles, but sometimes unarmed.
Leaves: Dark green, paler below, rough, hairy, becoming ± glabrous, smelling strongly when crushed.
Flowers: Pink, red, crimson, orange, yellow or white in compact flat-topped heads, often with several colours in one head, (individual flower), September–April(–all year).
Fruit: Glossy green turning purplish-black, one-seeded, fleshy drupes. |
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More information:
Weeds & Invasive Plants Home Page
NRCS Plants Database
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Photo - flowers/leaves
Larry Allain @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Photo - flowers/leaves
K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
Photo - leaves/fruit
K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
Photo - flowers
Bob Forrester, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
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| KEY |
 Confirmed (herbarium specimen) |
 Visual record |
 Suspected |
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