imagardener2 wrote:TheLorax wrote:Your profile says you are from Three Rivers TX. What county is that?
Live Oak county
MaineDesigner wrote:you may find this site useful: https://www.wildflower.org/
Thank you!
At [url=https://www.wildflower.org/alternatives/index.php]PlantWise[/url] I looked up [url=https://www.wildflower.org/alternatives/?symbol_sn=&symbol_cn=LACA2]lantana camara[/url] and it listed it as an 'Invasive Species', but said "Native Status: Native to U.S." and it's listing at [url=https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LACA2]PLANTS Profile[/url] showed it's distribution in TX. It then went on to offer a 'Native Alternative' that's [url=https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LAIN2]PLANT Profile[/url] shows a distribution in only FL.
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This exerpt from a PDF file might clarify things:
Range.â€â€The native range of lantana extends from
Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, the
Lesser Antilles, through Trinidad and Aruba. On
the mainland, it is native to coastal areas of the
United States from Georgia through Texas and
from northern Mexico to South America including
Brazil and Peru and probably Bolivia, Paraguay
and northern Argentina. Lantana has naturalized in
most suitable habitats in tropical and subtropical
Africa, Asia, and Australia. Most of the world’s
tropical and subtropical islands including the
Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Pitcairn Island,
Madagascar, the Juan Fernandez archipelago,
Reunion, and the Galapagos have naturalized
populations. This colonization has occurred largely
during the last century.
Sounds as if it's native to Texas, but not Florida, and introduced into Florida, has become a noxious weed there.