Lantana... this Verbenaceae family member is a major weed worldwide, encroaching agricultural fields, not to say the rapid, unchecked dominance in abandoned lands...
In semi-arid US Southwest, they are a major part of landscaping....they make dense groundcover, fence...supply nectar for birds and butterflies......
they come in so many colors...lets have a look...
Beautifying the median of roads in Irvine, CA.......
Recently, the medicinal uses of this plant has been validated..an array of phytochemicals have been isolated from Lantana..
I have published a scientific paper on possible utilities of this weed as a sustainable management strategy.
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