Lantana montevidensis is a species of lantana known by many common names, such as: trailing lantana, weeping lantana, creeping lantana, small lantana, purple lantana or trailing shrubverbena.
Lantana montevidensis is a small strongly scented flowering low shrub with oval-shaped green leaves. With support it has a climbing 'vine' form, when on edge a trailing form, and on the flat a groundcover form.
The inflorescence is a circular head of several purple to lavender to white funnel-shaped flowers with lobed corollas each nearly a centimeter wide. Yellow-flowered montevidensis are a case of misidentification and most often relate to the "New Gold" lantana Lantana × hybrida, a hybrid between camara and montevidensis. Occasionally these yellow-flowered plants are misidentified Lantana depressa var. depressa, a Florida endemic taxon more closely related to Lantana camara with smaller, less robust flowers.[1]
The fruit consists of a pair of nutlets surrounded by flesh somewhat like a berry.
Cultivationedit
Lantana montevidensis is also cultivated as an ornamental plant for its plentiful colorful lavender to purple flowers and as a drought tolerantgroundcover, woody vine, and trailing plant for containers and in the ground.
In temperate climates there are flowers most of the year, with yellow blooming and variegated leaved cultivars also available.
The name Lantana derives from the Latin name of the wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, the flowers of which closely resemble Lantana.[2]
Referencesedit
^Sanders, R.W. (2012). "Taxonomy of Lantana sect Lantana (Verbenaceae". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 6 (2): 403–442.
^Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN9780521685535 (paperback). pp 230
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lantana, montevidensis, species, lantana, known, many, common, names, such, trailing, lantana, weeping, lantana, creeping, lantana, small, lantana, purple, lantana, trailing, shrubverbena, inflorescencescientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheoph. Lantana montevidensis is a species of lantana known by many common names such as trailing lantana weeping lantana creeping lantana small lantana purple lantana or trailing shrubverbena Lantana montevidensisInflorescenceScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder LamialesFamily VerbenaceaeGenus LantanaSpecies L montevidensisBinomial nameLantana montevidensis Spreng Briq SynonymsLantana sellowianaLippia montevidensisThis lantana is native to South America Contents 1 Description 2 Cultivation 3 Invasive species 4 Etymology 5 References 6 External linksDescription edit nbsp Blossoms and foliage nbsp Trailing down a wallLantana montevidensis is a small strongly scented flowering low shrub with oval shaped green leaves With support it has a climbing vine form when on edge a trailing form and on the flat a groundcover form The inflorescence is a circular head of several purple to lavender to white funnel shaped flowers with lobed corollas each nearly a centimeter wide Yellow flowered montevidensis are a case of misidentification and most often relate to the New Gold lantana Lantana hybrida a hybrid between camara and montevidensis Occasionally these yellow flowered plants are misidentified Lantana depressa var depressa a Florida endemic taxon more closely related to Lantana camara with smaller less robust flowers 1 The fruit consists of a pair of nutlets surrounded by flesh somewhat like a berry Cultivation editLantana montevidensis is also cultivated as an ornamental plant for its plentiful colorful lavender to purple flowers and as a drought tolerant groundcover woody vine and trailing plant for containers and in the ground In temperate climates there are flowers most of the year with yellow blooming and variegated leaved cultivars also available Invasive species editThe plant is present nearly worldwide as an introduced species of garden and landscape plant and in some areas such as parts of Australia and Hawaii now a noxious weed and invasive species This plant is toxic to livestock Etymology editThe name Lantana derives from the Latin name of the wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana the flowers of which closely resemble Lantana 2 References edit Sanders R W 2012 Taxonomy of Lantana sect Lantana Verbenaceae Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 6 2 403 442 Gledhill David 2008 The Names of Plants Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521866453 hardback ISBN 9780521685535 paperback pp 230External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lantana montevidensis Jepson Manual Treatment Weed Status New Gold Lantana Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lantana montevidensis amp oldid 1123419567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
