Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

common lantana

Lantana camara

Spanish: Supirrosa

Lantana camara is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the tropics of the Americas. It is a very adaptable species, which can inhabit a wide variety of ecosystems; once it has been introduced into a habitat it spreads rapidly; between 45ºN and 45ºS and less than 1,400 metres in altitude.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae

Local records13 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records96,603 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2022 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-09-13 — observation by javiperezsoza
2025-07-16 — observation by olgajudith
2025-01-10 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-05 — observation by zihuadean
2024-05-18 — observation by ekdelval
2023-11-01 — observation by daniel_brito

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “common lantana (Lantana camara) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/lantana-camara/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.