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Lantana urticoides

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Lantana urticoides, also known as Texas Lantana, 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.[3] It is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family, Verbenaceae.

Etymology

The name Lantana derives from the Latin name of the wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, the leaves of which closely resemble Lantana.[4]

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. ^ "Texas Lantana". Aggie Horticulture. Texas A&M University System. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 230
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Lantana urticoides: Brief Summary

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Lantana urticoides, also known as Texas Lantana, 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. It is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family, Verbenaceae.

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