Lantana, a weed of national significance is a highly invasive species threatening numerous plant and animal species and covers over 5 million hectares in Australia – that’s almost the size of Tasmania.
Lantana was brought to Australia in the early 1840’s as an ornamental plant and soon became a garden escapee of extraordinary proportions. The straggly thorny creeper forms impenetrable thickets and can produce up to 12,000 seeds each year.