Lantana fucata
Lindl.
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Description
A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 80-150 cm tall. It is hairy. The stems are 4 sided. The leaves are opposite and 2-8 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are rough. They have rounded teeth along the edge. The fruit are 2-3 mm across.
Edible Uses
The leaves and flowers are used for flavouring.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, South America*, Uruguay,
Synonyms
Camara lilacina (Desf.) KuntzeCamara salviifolia KuntzeLantana czermakii Briq.Lantana fuscata K. KochLantana inconspicua TauschLantana lilacina Desf.
and others
References (1)
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 196 (As Lantana lilacina)
