Verbenaceae

Velvet shrubverbena

Lantana velutina M.Martens & Galeotti

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Lantana

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Velvet shrubverbena: Lantana velutina (Velvet Lantana), from iNaturalist observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129497313 — Photo: andrawaag, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: لانتانا مخملية
English: Velvet shrubverbena

Synonyms

Camara velutina (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze
Lantana costaricensis var. pubescens Moldenke
Lantana dwyeriana Moldenke
Lantana frutilla Moldenke
Lantana frutilla f. grossidentata Moldenke
Lantana frutilla var. longipes Moldenke
Lantana velutina f. albifructa Moldenke
Lantana velutina f. flava Moldenke
Lantana velutina f. macrophylla Moldenke
Lantana velutina f. violacea Moldenke
Lantana velutina var. longifolia Moldenke

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: andrawaag, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, 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.