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Lantana depressa
Lantana depressa Small
Pineland Trailing Lantana, Gold Lantana, Pineland Lantana, Rockland Shrub Verbena
Verbenaceae (Verbena Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: LADE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Florida state-listed Endangered species.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate , Oval
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Grows 1 to 2 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet across.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Flowers golden-yellow or white with yellow centers.
Distribution
USA: FLNative Distribution: Florida endemic. Range restricted to Miami-Dade County.
Native Habitat: Pine rockland.
Growing Conditions
Water Use: LowSoil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Soil pH: Alkaline (pH>7.2)
CaCO3 Tolerance: High
Drought Tolerance: High
Soil Description: Sandy, limestone soil with organic matter.
Benefit
Use Ornamental: A good landscape plant, but Lantana camara hybrids are often marketed as this species.Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Attracts: Butterflies
Nectar Source: yes
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 1534 - Using compost for container production of ornamental wetland and flatwood species native to Florida (2006) S. B. Wilson and P. J. StoffellaReslit 2593 - Using genetic and morphological analysis to distinguish endangered taxa from their hybrids with the cultivated exotic pest plant Lantana strigocamara (syn: Lantana camara) (2010) J. Maschinski, E. Sirkin, J. Fant
Reslit 2594 - Susceptibility of Lantana cultivars to Orthezia insignis (2001) T. K. Broschat, T. J. Weissling
Reslit 2595 - Identity of Lantana depressa and L. ovatifolia (Verbenaceae) of Florida and the Bahamas (1987) R. W. Sanders
Reslit 2596 - Notes on new and noteworthy plants. I. (1947) H. N. Moldenke
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Lantana depressa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lantana depressa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lantana depressa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-25Research By: Joseph A. Marcus