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Lantana urticoides

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Lantana urticoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Lantana
Species:
L. urticoides
Binomial name
Lantana urticoides
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lantana hispida
  • Lantana horrida Moldenke
  • Lantana notha Moldenke
  • Lantana scorta
  • Lantana urticoides var. hispidula

Lantana urticoides, also known as West Indian shrubverbena,[3] Texas lantana or calico bush, is a three- to five-foot perennial shrub that grows in Mexico and the U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi especially along the Gulf coast. The plant can blossom from spring until the first frost.[4] It is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family, Verbenaceae.

References

  1. ^ "Lantana urticoides". Wildflower.org. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Lantana × urticoides". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lantana urticoides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Texas Lantana". Aggie Horticulture. Texas A&M University System. Retrieved 15 August 2017.