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Verbenaceae
Lantana

not marked as a favorite taxon Lantana urticoides Hayek. 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).

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clade: Lantana.

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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image #1 of Lantana urticoides© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Lantana urticoides© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Lantana urticoides© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Lantana urticoides© Alan Cressler: Lantana urticoides, Seminole Canyon State Park, Val Verde County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Lantana urticoides© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷

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