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Lantana

Lantana camara

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Lantana (Lantana camara). Atlas ecological plate.
Lantana (Lantana camara). Atlas ecological plate. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · AI-generated Atlas reconstruction · Primary ecological plate v1.2.0; individual visual review passed; botanical diagnostic review pending · Image source

Kauaʻi evidence

Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Lantana camara
Common names
Lantana
Family
Verbenaceae
Order
Lamiales
Record type
Species or taxonomic group

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Documented introduced presence on Kauaʻi
Origin
Introduced
Conservation status
Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
Evidence date
2026-09-13
Evidence limits
No major occurrence uncertainty noted

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Dry/mesic disturbed areas · Pastures · Roadsides
Food and resource needs
Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
Reproduction
Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
Shelter
Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
Growth form
Shrub

Threats and conservation

Threats
Invasive pressure on dry shrubland/restoration
Conservation actions
Control before restoration, monitor reinvasion
Monitoring
Control before restoration, monitor reinvasion
Data gaps
Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing
Not assessed
Seasonal description
none is a shrub in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is introduced.

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