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] Lantana horrida was first described in 1818 by Karl Sigismund Kunth.

[5][6] While Lantana urticoides ranges into Texas and New Mexico, Lantana horrida has not been documented north of Mexico.