Lantana achyranthifolia
(Mejorana)
Lantana achyranthifolia, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 7479
Lantana achyranthifolia, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 0780
Lantana achyranthifolia, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 7457
Lantana achyranthifolia, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 7464
Lantana achyranthifolia, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 7473
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| Scientific Name | Lantana achyranthifolia (Lantana macropoda) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LAAC |
| Common Name | Mejorana, Desert Lantana | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 32174 |
| Family | Verbenaceae (Verbena) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, rocky, gravelly hillsides flats and desert washes. Plant: Erect shrub up to 6-1/2 feet high; many slender, long, light yellowish-green branches, densely covered with short hairs. Leaves: Hairy, opposite, narrow-lanceolate to ovate leaves, about 1 to 3 inches long on petioles up to 3/8-inch long; blades with toothed edges. Inflorescence: Small hemispheric or elongated clusters (up to 3/4-inch across) arising from leaf axils on peduncles 1-1/2 to 5-1/2 inches long; each head with many tubular blossoms with white to pink corollas with 4 lobes, lower lobe larger, and yellow center. Bloom Period: February to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason; L. macropoda from "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey | BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key |
Texas Status: Native |
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