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Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Lantana
- Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
- Diastema tigrisLantana Groundling, Lantana Tiger Moth
- Junonia coeniaCommon Buckeye
- Lantanophaga pusillidactylusLantana Plume Moth
- Leptostales crossiiCross's Wave
- Manduca rusticaRustic Sphinx
- Neogalea suniaLantana Stick Caterpillar, Catabena Moth
- Omiodes indicataBean-Leaf Webworm Moth
- Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalisLantana Leaftier
- Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
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- Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
- Synchlora cupedinariaBrown-Boarded Emerald
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
- Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimGrowing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 7a–11b
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Flower color
- Yellow, orange, pink, purple or white
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “Yellow, orange, pink, purple or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Hardiness · “Zones 7a–11b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Height · “1–6 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Leaves · “Deciduous or evergreen” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Life cycle · “Annual or perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil · “Moist; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH · “Neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Spread · “3–5 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as
Lantana camara
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5 |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
Sources
- usda
- South Carolina occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications