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English: Red Lantana Perennial shrub up to 3 m tall, often forming dense thickets; branches have short recurved prickles, ± hairy, often glandular on young parts. Leaves have ovate lamina, usually 2.5–8 cm long and 15–45 mm wide, apex ± acute to obtuse, base ± rounded, margins toothed, upper surface wrinkled and strigose, lower surface ± pubescent; petiole 5–20 mm long. Flowerheads are 2–3 cm wide heads. Corollas are 10–14 mm long, with white, yellow, orange, red or pink colours in various combinations. Fruit are 4–6 mm diam. black drupes. Flowers most of year. A native of tropical South America, it is a widespread weed, especially near habitation, and in sclerophyll forest and disturbed rainforest; occurs in coastal districts north from the Bega area. Introduced as a hedge plant; numerous cultivars are grown as garden plants; some forms are reported toxic to stock if eaten. A declared weed in certain shires.