Translations:Basic Field Epi: Course Resource Book/179/en

Lantana camara is an invasive species of flowering plant. The leaves on the plant are toxic to animals and cause liver damage. Animals usually avoid the plant but may eat it when there is no other food due to reasons such as drought or flooding, or poor management. Poor herding may allow access to the plant. In addition, animals will always seek access to green fodder (grass, reeds, leaves etc). This causes an accumulation of chlorophyll in the skin and when exposed to strong sunlight the pale skin of animals quickly becomes badly damaged by sunburn.