Lantana fucata

Family: Verbenaceae

What it is like

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.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, South America (country/location of origin), Uruguay

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaf, flowers - flavouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Camara lilacina (Desf.) Kuntze; Camara salviifolia Kuntze; Lantana czermakii Briq.; Lantana fuscata K. Koch; Lantana inconspicua Tausch; Lantana lilacina Desf. and others