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Scientific name-Lantana camara (big-sage, wild-sage, red-sage, white-sage, tickberry and West Indian lantana)

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 LANTANA CAMARA:

Scientific classification-
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Verbenaceae
Genus:Lantana
Species:
L. camara
L. camara will often out-compete other more desirable species, leading to a reduction in bioiversity. It can also cause problems if it invades agricultural areas as a result of its toxicity to livestock as well as its ability to form dense thickets which if left unchecked can greatly reduce the productivity of farmland.Lantana camara is a small perennial shrub which can grow to around 2 m tall and form dense thickets in a variety of environments. Due to extensive selective breeding throughout the 17th and 18th Centuries for use as an ornamental plant, there are now many different L. camara cultivars.L. camara has small tubular shaped flowers which each have four petals and are arranged in clusters in terminal areas stems.The leaves are broadly ovate, opposite, and simple and have a strong odour when crushed.                                                                            The native range of Lantana camara is Central and South America, however, it has become naturalised in around 60 tropical and sub-tropical countries worldwide.It is found frequently in East and South Africa where it occurs at altitudes below 2000 m and often invades previously disturbed areas such as logged forests and areas cleared for agriculture.                                                                                L. camara is rarely found in natural or semi-natural areas of forest as it is unable to compete with taller trees due to its lack of tolerance for shade, and instead grows at the forest edge. L. camara can survive in a wide range of climatic conditions, including drought, different soil types, heat, humidity and salt. It is also relatively fire tolerant and can quickly establish itself in recently burnt areas of forest.
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