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Lantana (Lantana camara) is a large flowering shrub native to Central and South America that readily grows into thickets. After being brought to Australia as an ornamental garden plant in about 1841, the weed quickly escaped domestic cultivation and within 20 years was established in the wild. Lantana was first declared noxious around 1920 and by the 1950s it had spread over more than 1600 kilometres of the eastern Australian coastline.
It thrives in warm environments with high rainfall where the weed grows along forest edges, penetrates disturbed rainforest and invades open eucalypt woodlands and pastures. Within Australia, it has invaded at least 4 million hectares. Impact on the environment and agriculture Lantana forms dense thickets that exclude native species, leading to its complete dominance of the understorey and eventually the canopy. It has also been estimated that graziers spend $17.1 million a year on lantana control and lose in excess of $104 million in production due to lantana invasion. It is spread mainly by birds. Lantana has been declared a noxious weed in NSW and is also listed as a Weed of National Significance. A recent review has assessed the declaration status of Lantana camara, and other species including Lantana montevidensis and ornamental lantana varieties in NSW. |
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