Lantana horrida

Lantana horrida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Verbenaceae
Genus:	Lantana
Species:	L. horrida
Binomial name
	Lantana horrida; Kunth
Synonyms
	Lantana antillana Raf.; Lantana arida Britton; Lantana foetida Rusby; Lantana glutinosa Poepp.; Lantana hispida Kunth; Lantana polyacantha Schauer; Lantana tiliifolia Cham.;

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Lantana horrida is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family. It is found in Mexico and the West Indies to subtropical South America. It lives in a variety of habitats, including tropical savanna, forest, montane, shrubland, and grassland.^[3]

Taxonomy

Lantana horrida was first described in 1818 by Karl Sigismund Kunth.^[4] Lantana horrida Kunth is sometimes confused with Lantana urticoides as the latter has several synonyms previously described as forms of Lantana horrida.^[5]^[6] While Lantana urticoides ranges into Texas and New Mexico, Lantana horrida has not been documented north of Mexico.^[1]^[6]