Lantana achyranthifolia
(Mejorana)
Lantana achyranthifolia, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 7491
Lantana achyranthifolia, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 3277
Lantana achyranthifolia, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 7485
Lantana achyranthifolia, Blue Creek Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4603
Lantana achyranthifolia, Blue Creek Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4612
Lantana achyranthifolia, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 7487
Lantana achyranthifolia, Blue Creek Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4615
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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 |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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