Verbenaceae
Lantana
Lantana camara
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Lantana
Pets and kids
- CatsToxic
- DogsToxic
- KidsToxic
Why
Cats: Toxic
Toxic to cats (moderate). Toxic principle: pentacyclic triterpenoids.
Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, labored breathing, weakness, liver failure.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Lantana | ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Dogs: Toxic
Toxic to dogs (moderate). Toxic principle: pentacyclic triterpenoids (lantadene A and B).
Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, labored breathing, weakness, liver failure.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Lantana | ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Lantana Is Toxic To Dogs | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Kids: Toxic
Toxic to young children (moderate). Toxic principle: pentacyclic triterpenoids (lantadene A and B).
Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, labored respiration, dermatitis.
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Is Lantana safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Lantana safe for cats?
No. Our sources call Lantana toxic to cats (moderate). Toxic principle: pentacyclic triterpenoids. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, labored breathing, weakness, liver failure.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Lantana | ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Is Lantana safe for dogs?
No. Our sources call Lantana toxic to dogs (moderate). Toxic principle: pentacyclic triterpenoids (lantadene A and B). Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, labored breathing, weakness, liver failure.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Lantana | ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
- Lantana Is Toxic To Dogs | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Is Lantana safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Lantana toxic to young children (moderate). Toxic principle: pentacyclic triterpenoids (lantadene A and B). Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, dilated pupils, labored respiration, dermatitis.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (54)
- ace
- Sirieh-rieh
- Afrikaans
- Boesmandruiwe, Gewone Lantana, Gomdagga, Lantana, Voėlbrandewyn, Wilderoosmaryn
- Arabic
- لانتانا مقوسة, لانتانا, لنتاناه, ملتوية أم كلثوم, مينا
- arz
- لانتانا مقوسه
- Asturian
- Cámara
- Azerbaijani
- Tikanlı lantana
- ban
- Kerasi
- Bangla
- লান্টানা
- Burmese
- စိန်နားကပ်ပန်း
- Cantonese
- 馬纓丹, Lantana, 馬櫻丹
- Chinese
- 馬櫻丹, 马樱丹, 七变花, 五彩梅, 五彩花, 五色梅, 五色梅叶, 五色梅根
- Czech
- Libora měnivá
- Danish
- Almindelig ildkrone
- Dutch
- Wisselbloem, Soldatenthee
- English
- Lantana, Bird's brandy, Cherry pie, Cherrypie, Common lantana, Curse of India, Spanish flag, Tick-berry
- Filipino
- Kantutay, Coronita, Coronitas, Koronita, Koronitas, L. camara, Red sage, Spanish flag
- Finnish
- Kirjotulikruunu
- French
- Lantanier
- German
- Wandelröschen, Wandelrose
- Greek
- Λαντάνα
- Gujarati
- ગાંધારી, ગંધારી
- Haitian Creole
- Bonbonyen
- Hebrew
- לנטנה ססגונית
- Hungarian
- Sétányrózsa
- Indonesian
- Saliara
- Japanese
- ランタナ, シチヘンゲ, シチヘンゲ属, ランタナ属
- Kannada
- ಲಂಟಾನ
- Kinyarwanda
- Umuhengeli, Irandani
- mad
- Mangas
- Malagasy
- Kalabera
- Malay
- Bunga tahi ayam, Bunga Pagar, Bunga asam senyur
- Malayalam
- ലന്റാന കമാര
- nan
- Ngó͘-lêng-lân, Kòng-phòa-hoe, Má-eng-tan
- Nepali
- गन्हाउने काँडा
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vandreblomst
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Vandreblom
- Odia
- ନାଗ ଐରି
- pam
- Kantutan
- Persian
- شاهپسند درختچهای
- pwn
- Ljaukaci
- Russian
- Лантана сводчатая, Лантана камара, Лантана шиповатая
- sat
- ᱠᱩᱴᱩᱥ
- shn
- မွၵ်ႇတွင်ႇႁူ, မွၵ်ႇၼႃႈၵၢတ်ႈ
- Sinhala
- ගඳපාන
- Spanish
- Frutillo
- Sundanese
- Saliara, Saliyara
- Swedish
- Eldkrona
- szy
- Nipaluma-maintan
- Tamil
- உண்ணிச்செடி
- tcy
- ಕಾಟ್ ಗುಲಾಬಿ
- Telugu
- తలంబ్రాలు చెట్టు
- Thai
- ผกากรอง, ดอกผกากรอง
- Tongan
- Talatala
- Vietnamese
- Bông ổi
Synonyms
- Camara vulgaris Benth.
- Lantana bahamensis f. albiflora Moldenke
- Lantana camara f. camara
- Lantana camara f. nana (Moldenke) Moldenke
- Lantana camara var. camara
- Lantana camara var. nana Moldenke
- Lantana coccinea Lodd. ex G.Don
- Lantana glandulosissima f. aculeatissima Moldenke
- Lantana mexicana Turner
- Lantana spinosa L. ex Le Cointe
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 6,586 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Drew Baxter, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Augusto Guerrante, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bageense, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bageense, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt B, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bageense, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Gantzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bageense, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.