Verbenaceae
Brushland shrubverbena
Lantana achyranthifolia
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Lantana
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- لانتانا عصيفية الأوراق, لانتانا بنفسجية
- English
- Brushland shrubverbena
Synonyms
- Camara macropoda (Torr.) Kuntze
- Camara purpurea Kuntze
- Lantana achyranthifolia f. grandifolia Moldenke
- Lantana achyranthifolia f. lilacina Moldenke
- Lantana bernardinensis Briq.
- Lantana cabrerae Moldenke
- Lantana macropoda Torr.
- Lantana macropoda f. albiflora Moldenke
- Lantana macropoda f. parvula Moldenke
- Lantana macropodioides Greenm.
- Lantana purpurea (Kuntze) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Lippia fimbriata Rusby
- Lippia imbricata Kuntze
- Lippia purpurea J.Jacq.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to December (from 648 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian McFaul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Manuëlle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Rubén Vallejo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Hugo Zamora, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Porras Minor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.