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a flower that ages from yellow to red just to confuse the insects it bribes
means A genus of tropical flowering shrubs whose clustered blossoms shift color as they mature, often grown ornamentally but invasive in many regions.
from From the Latin name Linnaeus borrowed for the plant — lantana was the medieval Latin word for the wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana), possibly tied to the verb lentare, 'to bend,' for the plant's pliant twigs. The name traveled to the New World shrub by resemblance, the way old names often get hung on new faces.
- color shift
- Blooms change hue after pollination to redirect bees
- toxic
- Berries and leaves can poison livestock and kids
- invasive
- Listed among the world's hundred worst invaders
- butterfly bait
- Nectar irresistible to butterflies despite its menace
- tough
- Thrives in heat, drought, and neglect alike
lantana camara — invasive flowering plant native to tropical americas, now covers millions of hectares across africa and asia
lantana florida — city in polk county named after the lantana plant, incorporated 1923