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Lantana Horrida


Lantana Horrida
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Copyright: Angelina Deans (angybone) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1191 W: 14 N: 2371] (7672)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-24
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-27 15:14
Viewed: 2168
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lantana grow wild here in Central Texas, particularly in the very sandy section around the Voca area.
This is not a fragrant flower. :)

The species name for the native L. horrida, refers to the pungent odor of the crushed leaves.

European interest in the New World lantanas was first excited by their reputed medicinal virtues. Spanish colonists used the "camaras," as they called them, to make infusions to be taken as medicine and used in baths. In some places such infusions are still used medicinally. The plant is poisonous to cattle and sheep, though usually not browsed by them. A decoction of the leaves has been used in Mexico...as a tonic for the stomach. In Sinaloa, the plant is a favorite remedy for snake bites. A strong decoction of the leaves is taken internally and a poultice of crushed leaves is applied to the wound.

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/lantana/lantana.html

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Lovely particular.. the colours are excellent as well as the sharpness.. well done!

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