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Common Lantana

Lantana camara

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Common names

92 names · 40 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (39)
Dutch
French
Afrikaans
  • boesmandruiwe[3]
  • Gewone Lantana[3]
  • Gomdagga[3]
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  • Lantana[3]
  • voėlbrandewyn[3]
  • Wilderoosmaryn[3]
Arabic
  • أم كلثوم[3]
  • لانتانا مقوسة[3]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • libora měnivá[3]
Estonian
  • ogaline lantaan[3]
Finnish
  • kirjotulikruunu[3]
German
Greek
  • Λαντάνα η Ορθόκλαδη[3]
Hawaiian
  • laʻa kalakala[3]
Hebrew
  • לנטנה ססגונית[3]
Indonesian
  • Tembelekan[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • シチヘンゲ[3]
  • ランタナ[3]
  • 七変化[3]
Karanga
  • Mbarambati[3]
Lithuanian
  • Amerikinė lantana[3]
Marathi
  • टणटणी[3]
Maya Peninsular
  • xiiw; mo'ol peek[3]
Mayan languages
  • petel-k'in[3]
Nahuatl
  • chancaca xiuitl[3]
  • Pitzinteuhxochitl[3]
Ndebele
  • ubuhobe besikhiwa[3]
Polish
  • Lantana pospolita[3]
Portuguese
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Purepecha
Russian
  • Лантана сводчатая[3]
Shona
Sinhala
  • ගඳපාන[3]
Slovak
  • lantana menlivá[3]
Spanish
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Swedish
Thai
  • ผกากรอง[3]
Tupi
  • Camara-juba[3]
Turkish
  • Ağaç Minesi[3]
Ukrainian
  • Лантана склепінчаста[3]
Xhosa
  • uButywala bentaka[3]
Zulu
  • uBukhwebezane[3]
  • Umasahana[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Lantana camara — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Lantana — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Lantana camara.
  • Common Lantana — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Lantana camara.
  • Shrub Verbena — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Lantana camara.
[2] Lantana camara — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • lantana — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Wandelröschen — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Bird's Brandy — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cherry Pie — results[0].names[55]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cherry-Pie — results[0].names[56]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cherrypie — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • common lantana — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • curse of India — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Spanish flag — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Tick-berrry — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Tickberry — results[0].names[57]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • West Indian Lantana — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Yellow Sage — results[0].names[58]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Bandera española — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camará — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cinco negritos — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • confiturilla — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • flor de duende — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • siete colores — results[0].names[88]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • supirosa — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Supirrosa — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Tupirrosa — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Lantana — results[0].names[80]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • lantanier — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camara — results[0].names[82]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Wisselbloem — results[0].names[63]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camaradinha-comum — results[0].names[50]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camará — results[0].names[43]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camará-amarelo — results[0].names[68]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camará-juba — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará — results[0].names[65]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-amarelo — results[0].names[66]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-de-cheiro — results[0].names[73]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-de-duas-cores — results[0].names[71]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-de-espinho — results[0].names[69]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-de-folha-grande — results[0].names[78]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-miúdo — results[0].names[77]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-verdadeiro — results[0].names[75]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-vermelho — results[0].names[74]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Capitão-do-campo — results[0].names[76]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Chumbinho — results[0].names[64]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Chumbo — results[0].names[72]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Erva-chumbinho — results[0].names[70]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Lantana — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
[3] Lantana camara — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • lantana — results[27].names[22]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Wandelröschen — results[27].names[3]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Bird's Brandy — results[27].names[38]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cherry Pie — results[27].names[55]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cherry-Pie — results[27].names[56]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cherrypie — results[27].names[20]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • common lantana — results[27].names[1]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • curse of India — results[27].names[25]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Spanish flag — results[27].names[2]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Tick-berrry — results[27].names[39]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Tickberry — results[27].names[57]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • West Indian Lantana — results[27].names[19]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Yellow Sage — results[27].names[58]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Bandera española — results[27].names[8]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camará — results[27].names[9]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cinco negritos — results[27].names[7]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • confiturilla — results[27].names[10]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • flor de duende — results[27].names[24]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • siete colores — results[27].names[88]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • supirosa — results[27].names[23]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Supirrosa — results[27].names[42]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Tupirrosa — results[27].names[46]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Lantana — results[27].names[80]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • lantanier — results[27].names[34]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camara — results[27].names[82]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Wisselbloem — results[27].names[63]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camaradinha-comum — results[27].names[50]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camará — results[27].names[43]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camará-amarelo — results[27].names[68]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camará-juba — results[27].names[49]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará — results[27].names[65]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-amarelo — results[27].names[66]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-de-cheiro — results[27].names[73]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-de-duas-cores — results[27].names[71]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-de-espinho — results[27].names[69]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-de-folha-grande — results[27].names[78]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-miúdo — results[27].names[77]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-verdadeiro — results[27].names[75]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Cambará-vermelho — results[27].names[74]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Capitão-do-campo — results[27].names[76]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Chumbinho — results[27].names[64]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Chumbo — results[27].names[72]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Erva-chumbinho — results[27].names[70]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Lantana — results[27].names[11]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • chancaca xiuitl — results[27].names[4]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Meshengua — results[27].names[5]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • petel-k'in — results[27].names[6]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • 馬櫻丹 — results[27].names[12]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • 马缨丹 — results[27].names[13]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • 五色梅 — results[27].names[14]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • laʻa kalakala — results[27].names[15]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Лантана сводчатая — results[27].names[16]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Pitzinteuhxochitl — results[27].names[17]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • 馬纓丹 — results[27].names[18]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • ogaline lantaan — results[27].names[21]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • ランタナ — results[27].names[26]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • シチヘンゲ — results[27].names[27]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • لانتانا مقوسة — results[27].names[28]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • أم كلثوم — results[27].names[29]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • kirjotulikruunu — results[27].names[30]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • 五龍蘭 — results[27].names[31]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • libora měnivá — results[27].names[32]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Tembelekan — results[27].names[33]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Gewone Lantana — results[27].names[35]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Gomdagga — results[27].names[36]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Wilderoosmaryn — results[27].names[37]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • uBukhwebezane — results[27].names[40]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • uButywala bentaka — results[27].names[41]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • eldkrona — results[27].names[44]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Λαντάνα η Ορθόκλαδη — results[27].names[45]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • ගඳපාන — results[27].names[47]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Ağaç Minesi — results[27].names[48]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • ผกากรอง — results[27].names[51]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • boesmandruiwe — results[27].names[52]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Lantana — results[27].names[53]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • voėlbrandewyn — results[27].names[54]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • ubuhobe besikhiwa — results[27].names[59]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • mbarapati — results[27].names[60]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • sumba — results[27].names[61]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Umasahana — results[27].names[62]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Camara-juba — results[27].names[67]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Lantana pospolita — results[27].names[79]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • לנטנה ססגונית — results[27].names[81]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Mbarambati — results[27].names[83]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Lantana — results[27].names[84]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • टणटणी — results[27].names[85]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • 七変化 — results[27].names[86]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • xiiw; mo'ol peek — results[27].names[87]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Amerikinė lantana — results[27].names[89]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • lantana menlivá — results[27].names[90]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
  • Лантана склепінчаста — results[27].names[91]; taxon id 50333; Lantana camara.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Lantana camara is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Verbenaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
0.3–1.83 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
0.91–1.52 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Arching; Erect; Prostrate; Rounded

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Life cycle
Annual; Perennial

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Foliage
Broadleaf Evergreen; Deciduous

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist; Occasionally Dry

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand; Shallow Rocky

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil pH
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Autumn; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Native range
Mexico to Trop. America.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Lantana (Lantana camara) is a plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lantana camara — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 492399; ID 3S7LR; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 492399; ID 3S7LR; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Lantana camara — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateFoliageLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lantana camara — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1037870; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 144554, 144555, 144556, 144557, 144558, 144559, 144560, 144561, 144562, 144563, 144564, 144565, 144566, 144567, 144568, 144570, 144571, 144572, 144573, 144574, 144575, 144576, 144577, 144578, 144579, 144580, 144581, 144582, 144583, 144584, 144585, 144587, 144588

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.