Lantana urticoides Hayek. clade: Lantana. Common name: Texas Lantana, Hierba de Cristo, Calico-bush. Phenology: May-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed and brackish areas. Distribution: S. OK, TX, s. NM, and s. AZ southwards into tropical America (West Indies and sw. and sc. United States southwards).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA, K4, Mex, NcTx, Sanders (1987), Sanders (2006), Sanders (2012); < Lantana horrida Kunth — RAB, misapplied; >< Lantana horrida Kunth — Tx; > Lantana scorta Moldenke — Tx. Basionym: Lantana urticoides Hayek 1906
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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