Lantana montevidensis
trailing shrubverbena, weeping lantana, trailing lantana, polecat-geranium.
Family
Verbenaceae
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
crenate, serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, ovate, rhomboid
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
blue, pink, purple
Flower Month
February - June
Height (meters)
1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
perennial
Field Characters
Stem and underside of leaves hairy.
Habitat
Roadsides, waste places, fence rows, pinelands, and woods.