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Lantana montevidensis (creeping lantana)Purple or lilac flowers with white or yellow centresgenerally indicate another weedy species, Lantanamontevidensis, or creeping lantana. L. montevidensisis a scrambling low woody shrub that is invasive incoastal and subcoastal areas. It features:• stems that are square in cross-section, andwithout prickles• leaves up to three centimetres long• short, profusely flowering branches that form mats.This manual deals only with L. camara. Informationabout L. montevidensis is provided here to helpidentify the two species.Ornamental lantanaBoth L. camara and L. montevidensis have beendeveloped as ornamentals in Australia. They areavailable in a similar range of flower colours (lilac,pink, red, orange, yellow, and white—some of whichare illustrated below) to the weedy varieties, makingit difficult to distinguish between them; however, theornamental varieties of both species are generallysmaller, more compact plants with smaller leaves.The ornamental yellow L. camara hybrid and the lilacand white ornamental L. montevidensis varieties arecommonly seen in public places and gardens.Lilac Lantana montevidensis (creeping lantana)Bud: lilacMiddle and outer ring: white throat, lilac to mauve petalsOrnamental yellow Lantana spp.Bud: pink/parchmentMiddle and outer ring: ochre yellow throatand petalsOrnamental lilac Lantana montevidensisBud: lilacMiddle and outer ring: white to yellow throat, lilac to mauvepetalsOrnamental white Lantana montevidensisBud: white to creamMiddle ring: yellow throat, white petalsOuter ring: pale yellow throat, white petalsFigure 3: Lantana montevidensis (creeping lantana) and ornamental lantana10Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries
Brisbane, 1889Distribution: current andpotential infestationsEarly historyLantana has been a weed in Australia for at least160 years. It was first recorded in 1841 at the AdelaideBotanic Gardens, and, in 1889, dense stands weremapped close to the mouth of the Brisbane River.By 1897, it was described in Brisbane as a ‘mosttroublesome weed’ that could form ‘impenetrablethickets on the banks of streams, deserted farms andthe edges of scrubs’. 8Current distributionLantana is widely distributed east of the Great DividingRange, covering more than four million hectares fromEden in New South Wales, along the length of coastalNew South Wales and Queensland, to the Torres StraitIslands, including some areas in central westernQueensland. Isolated infestations have been reportedin the Northern Territory (in and around Darwin, andon the Gove Peninsula) and in Western Australia(around Albany, Perth and Geraldton), in Victoria nearOrbost and South Australia near Adelaide (the lattertwo have been removed as of 2009). See Figure 4.Figure 4: Current distribution of Lantana camara (2009)Lantana Best Practice Manual and Decision Support Tool11
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