Lantana (Lantana Camara)

Date Collected: April 6, 2012
Location Collected: In my aunts backyard in Mar Vista.
Clade: The Lantanas belong to the vascular plants along with the eudicot angiosperms. 

Habitat: Lantanas need regular watering the first couple of weeks until the roots have spread out. They require sunlight and not too much fertilizer since it will cause them to be prone to diseases. Although they are drought tolerant, being in too dry of an environment will decrease their bloom, performance, and growth rate.

Nativity: They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but also grow as invasive plants in Asia and Australia.

Special notes:  Lantana berries are edible only when ripe. Due to Lantana being naturalized in the southeast , areas of the United States such as Florida, Carolina, and the Gulf Coast are now referred to as “Egg and Ham”.

Resources: http://www.flowersgrowing.com/lantana/