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.