{"id":369865,"date":"2026-08-19T16:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=369865"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:09:15","slug":"lantana-camara-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/lantana-camara-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lantana Camara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A new study has found that a majority of ornamental plants sold online, like lantana camara, in India are alien species, many of which are known to be invasive or naturalised in other countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Lantana Camara<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369868\" style=\"width: 443px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-369868\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ToI-2.jpg?resize=443%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lantana Camara\" width=\"443\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ToI-2.jpg?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ToI-2.jpg?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ToI-2.jpg?w=896&amp;ssl=1 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ToI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lantana Camara<\/strong>\u00a0is a <strong>flowering plant species<\/strong> belonging to the <strong>verbena family.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Native to:<\/strong> It is native to the <strong>American tropics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>introduced to India<\/strong> as an <strong>ornamental plant<\/strong> by the <strong>European colonisers<\/strong> in the early 1800s.<\/li>\n<li>Due to its capability to <strong>adapt to shifting climates<\/strong>, lantana can <strong>withstand high temperatures and moisture levels.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>However it is among the <strong>world\u2019s ten worst invasive species<\/strong> and is of great <strong>concern<\/strong> in India.<\/li>\n<li>The shrub can <strong>easily spread<\/strong> across the forest floor, <strong>climb trees<\/strong> as a creeper, and <strong>entangle with other native plants<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nilgiri-elephant-corridor-and-biosphere-reserve\/#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in the Western Ghats is <strong>heavily impacted<\/strong> by the invasion of Lantana camara, making it one of the\u00a0largest affected areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A new study has found that a majority of ornamental plants sold online, like lantana camara, in India are alien species, many of which are known to be invasive or naturalised in other countries. About Lantana Camara Lantana Camara\u00a0is a flowering plant species belonging to the verbena family. 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