Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Lantana montevidensis  VERBENACEAE Invasive, Potential minor problem species Origin: Growth Form: Herb Plant Description: Evergreen trailing shrub to 3m, under 1m unless supported. Flowers mauve, about 1cm long, tubular opening to 0.8cm at the top, in clusters of about 20. Young stems green or purplish, aging to bronze and squareish in cross section. Reproduces by seed and stem layering (ie. forms roots when stems contact the ground). Key Features: Control: Comments:

KEY   Confirmed (herbarium specimen)   Visual record   Suspected Click on map grid square to view record information for each grid square.

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