Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Lantana camara L. VERBENACEAE lantana, yellow sage, red flowered sage, tick berry, wild sage, prickly lantana, white sage bukhwebeletane Highly Invasive, Major problem species Origin: Central and South America Growth Form: Shrub Plant Description: Plant: Compact, floriferous shrub or untidy scrambler up to 2 m or higher; stems often four-angled, usually covered with short, stiff hairs and recurved prickles, but sometimes unarmed. Leaves: Dark green, paler below, rough, hairy, becoming ± glabrous, smelling strongly when crushed. Flowers: Pink, red, crimson, orange, yellow or white in compact flat-topped heads, often with several colours in one head, (individual flower), September–April(–all year). Fruit: Glossy green turning purplish-black, one-seeded, fleshy drupes. Key Features: Control: chop dense bush and paint stumps or spray regrowth with herbicides, pull small plants when soil is moist Comments: More information: Weeds & Invasive Plants Home Page NRCS Plants Database Photo - flowers/leaves Larry Allain @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Photo - flowers/leaves K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database Photo - leaves/fruit K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database Photo - flowers Bob Forrester, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

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