Desert Lantana,
Hierba Negra or Negrita
Lantana macropoda, Verbenaceae, Verbena Family
Description: Short, slender, densely pubescent, erect
shrub with attractive white flowers
Height: To 3 ft Flowers: In rounded, dense heads, short tubular,
white or pink with yellow centers; after rainfall throughout year
Fruit: Thin-fleshed, fruit splits into two 1-seeded nutlets
Foliage: Simple, opposite, deciduous, long-oval, aromatic blades
to 1.75 inches long
Spines: Unarmed
Bark: Gray or brown
Growth Rate: Medium
Requirements:
Sun: Full sun
Soil: Gravelly, caliche
Drainage: Well Water: Low, drought tolerant
Maintenance: None
Propagation: Seed, root partitions, or cuttings
Native Habitat: Chaparrals, grasslands,
fencerows, gravelly hillsides, deserts
Wildlife Use:
Leaves and fruits browsed by White-tailed deer
Leaves - caterpillars of Gray Hairstreak, Painted Lady
caterpillars use some Lantanas
Nectar - butterflies
Comments: Short, often-flowering, and attractive to
butterflies
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