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What is the plant Lantana?

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Lantana is an obnoxious perennial woody Angiospermic bush. It is very difficult to eradicate this weed by conventional methods. Some of the varieties of this plant are ornamental and grown in the parks and gardens.

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Lantana is a introduced species to Australia from the Americas and Africa.

The Lantanas are pretty but deadly to most animals because of it's poisonous leaves.

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Can you start a lantana plant from the roots on another previous grown lantana plant?

Yes you can grow another lantana plant from the roots or even from a cutting off of another part of the plant.


What is the binomial nomenclature name for the lantana plant?

Lantana camara


Is lantana poisonous?

Yes Lantana plant contains a toxic substance called triterpenes. The unripe berries and leaves of the lantana plant can cause fatality especially when ingested.


Is lantana plant flowering?

yes


Is lantana a flowering plant?

yes


Does Lantana feed on the Northern Quoll?

Lantana is a plant and therefore cannot feed on an animal. So, no.


Is lantana dangerous to the Richmond birdwing butterfly?

Lantana is not dangerous to the Richmond Birdwing butterfly. Lantana is a common plant of the subtropical rainforest and, even though it is not a native plant, the Richmond birdwing butterfly feeds on it.


What kind of plant attracts butterflies?

lantana


Is lantana a non- flowering plant?

yes


Is Lantana annual or a perennial plant?

Lantana plants are perennials in hardiness zones 8-11. Lantana that are planted in all other zones are treated as annuals.


What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the poisonous plant Lantana?

The scientific name of the poisonous plant Lantana is Lantana camara. It belongs to the Verbenaceae family and is native to the American tropics but has become invasive in many other regions around the world.


What is the life span of a lantana plant?

Lantana can be grown as a perennial if you are in zones 8-11. It will be an annual in all other zones.