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Family
Genus
Species
Common Name
Aizoaceae
Lampranthus
coccineus
SCARLET PIGFACE
Amaryllidaceae
Leucojum
aestivum
SUMMER SNOWFLAKE
Amaryllidaceae
Lycoris
radiata
RED SPIDER LILY
Apiaceae
Levisticum
officinale
LOVAGE
Apiaceae
Ligusticum
scoticum
SCOTS LOVAGE
Apiaceae
Lomatium
nudicaule
INDIAN CELERY
Araceae
Lysichiton
americanus
YELLOW SKUNK CABBAGE
Arecaceae
Lodoicea
maldivica
COCO-DE-MER
Asteraceae
Liatris
squarrulosa
SCALY BLAZING STAR
Asteraceae
Liatris
spicata
BLAZING STAR
Asteraceae
Liatris
scariosa
TALL BLAZING STAR
Asteraceae
Liatris
aspera
ROUGH BLAZING STAR
Asteraceae
Leucanthemum
vulgare
OXEYE DAISY
Asteraceae
Leontopodium
alpinum
EDELWEISS
Asteraceae
Leontodon
hispidus
ROUGH HAWKBIT
Asteraceae
Leontodon
autumnalis
AUTUMN HAWKBIT
Asteraceae
Layia
platyglossa
TIDY TIPS
Asteraceae
Lactuca
canadensis
CANADA LETTUCE
Asteraceae
Lactuca
saligna
LEAST LETTUCE
Asteraceae
Lactuca
sativa
GARDEN LETTUCE
Asteraceae
Lactuca
serriola
PRICKLY LETTUCE
Asteraceae
Lactuca
virosa
GREAT LETTUCE
Asteraceae
Lapsana
communis
NIPPLEWORT
Boraginaceae
Lithospermum
canescens
HOARY PUCCOON
Boraginaceae
Lithospermum
officinale
COMMON GROMWELL
Brassicaceae
Lunaria
annua
HONESTY
Brassicaceae
Lobularia
maritima
SWEET ALISON
Brassicaceae
Lesquerella
fendleri
LESQUERELLA
Brassicaceae
Lepidium
sativum
GARDEN CRESS
Brassicaceae
Lepidium
campestre
FIELD PEPPERWORT
Cactaceae
Lemaireocereus
thurberi
ORGANPIPE CACTUS
Cactaceae
Lophophora
williamsii
MESCAL BUTTONS
Campanulaceae
Lobelia
siphilitica
BLUE LOBELIA
Campanulaceae
Lobelia
inflata
LOBELIA
Campanulaceae
Lobelia
erinus
EDGING LOBELIA
Campanulaceae
Lobelia
cardinalis
CARDINAL FLOWER
Campanulaceae
Legousia
hybrida
VENUS'S-LOOKING-GLASS
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera
periclymenum
HONEYSUCKLE
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera
japonica
JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera
involucrata
CALIFORNIA HONEYSUCKLE
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera
hildebrandiana
GIANT BURMESE HONEYSUCKLE
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera
ciliosa
VINE HONEYSUCKLE
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera
caprifolium
PERFOLIATE HONEYSUCKLE
Caprifoliaceae
Linnaea
borealis
TWINFLOWER
Caprifoliaceae
Leycesteria
formosa
HIMALAYAN HONEYSUCKLE
Caryophyllaceae
Lychnis
alpina
ALPINE CATCHFLY
Caryophyllaceae
Lychnis
coronaria
ROSE CAMPION
Caryophyllaceae
Lychnis
flos-cuculi
RAGGED-ROBIN
Cucurbitaceae
Luffa
cylindrica
LOOFAH
Cucurbitaceae
Luffa
acutangula
ANGLED LOOFAH
Cucurbitaceae
Lagenaria
siceraria
BOTTLE GOURD
Cupressaceae
Libocedrus
bidwillii
NEW ZEALAND CEDAR
Ericaceae
Ledum
groenlandicum
LABRADOR-TEA
Ericaceae
Ledum
palustre
MARSH ROSEMARY
Ericaceae
Leiophyllum
buxifolium
SAND MYRTLE
Fagaceae
Lithocarpus
densiflorus
TANOAK
Haemodoraceae
Lachnanthes
caroliniana
LACHNANTHES
Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar
orientalis
LEVANT STORAX
Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar
styraciflua
AMERICAN STORAX
Hyacinthaceae
Leopoldia
comosa
TASSEL HYACINTH
Lamiaceae
Lamium
album
WHITE DEAD-NETTLE
Lamiaceae
Lycopus
virginicus
BUGLE WEED
Lamiaceae
Lycopus
europaeus
GIPSYWORT
Lamiaceae
Lycopus
americanus
AMERICAN HOREHOUND
Lamiaceae
Leonurus
cardiaca
MOTHERWORT
Lamiaceae
Leonotis
ocymifolia
LION'S EAR
Lamiaceae
Lavandula
stoechas
FRENCH LAVENDER
Lamiaceae
Lavandula
multifida
EGYPTIAN LAVENDER
Lamiaceae
Lavandula
latifolia Vera
DUTCH LAVENDER
Lamiaceae
Lavandula
latifolia
SPIKED LAVENDER
Lamiaceae
Lavandula
hybrida
LAVENDIN
Lamiaceae
Lavandula
dentata
FRINGED LAVENDER
Lamiaceae
Lavandula
angustifolia
LAVENDER
Lamiaceae
Lamium
purpureum
RED DEAD-NETTLE
Lamiaceae
Lamium
maculatum
SPOTTED DEAD-NETTLE
Lamiaceae
Lamium
galeobdolon
YELLOW ARCHANGEL
Lamiaceae
Lamium
amplexicaule
HENBIT DEAD-NETTLE
Lauraceae
Lindera
benzoin
AMERICAN SPICE BUSH
Lauraceae
Laurus
nobilis Aurea
GOLDEN BAY
Lauraceae
Laurus
nobilis
BAY
Lecythidaceae
Lecythis
zabucajo
PARADISE NUT
Lemnaceae
Lemna
minor
COMMON DUCKWEED
Liliaceae
Lloydia
serotina
SNOWDON LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
superbum
TURK'S-CAP LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
regale
ROYAL LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
martagon
MARTAGON LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
longiflorum
EASTER LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
lancifolium
TIGER LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
grayi
ROAN LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
chalcedonicum
SCARLET TURK'S-CAP LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
candidum
MADONNA LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
canadense
CANADA LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
bulbiferum
ORANGE LILY
Liliaceae
Lilium
auratum
GOLDEN-RAYED LILY OF JAPAN
Linaceae
Linum
usitatissimum
FLAX
Linaceae
Linum
perenne
PERENNIAL FLAX
Linaceae
Linum
catharticum
FAIRY FLAX
Linaceae
Linum
bienne
PALE FLAX
Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium
annotinum
INTERRUPTED CLUBMOSS
Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium
clavatum
STAG'S-HORN CLUBMOSS
Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium
complanatum
AMERICAN GROUND PINE
Lythraceae
Lythrum
salicaria
PURPLE-LOOSESTRIFE
Lythraceae
Lawsonia
inermis
HENNA
Lythraceae
Lagerstroemia
indica
CR?PE MYRTLE
Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron
tulipifera
TULIP TREE
Malvaceae
Lavatera
arborea
TREE-MALLOW
Meliaceae
Lansium
domesticum
LANGSAT
Myrtaceae
Luma
apiculata
LUMA
Myrtaceae
Luma
chequen
CHEKEN
Ochnaceae
Lophira
alata
EKKI
Oleaceae
Ligustrum
vulgare
WILD PRIVET
Oleaceae
Ligustrum
ovalifolium
GARDEN PRIVET
Oleaceae
Ligustrum
lucidum
GLOSSY PRIVET
Oleaceae
Ligustrum
japonicum
JAPANESE PRIVET
Onagraceae
Ludwigia
palustris
HAMPSHIRE PURSLANE
Papilionaceae
Lotus
corniculatus
COMMON BIRD'S-FOOT-TREFOIL
Papilionaceae
Lupinus
albus
LUPIN
Papilionaceae
Lupinus
arboreus
TREE LUPIN
Papilionaceae
Lupinus
luteus
YELLOW LUPIN
Papilionaceae
Lupinus
nootkatensis var nootkatensis
SCOTTISH LUPIN
Papilionaceae
Lupinus
perennis
WILD BEAN
Papilionaceae
Lupinus
polyphyllus
LUPINE
Papilionaceae
Lens
culinaris
LENTIL
Papilionaceae
Lathyrus
sativus
INDIAN PEA
Papilionaceae
Lathyrus
pratensis
MEADOW VETCHLING
Papilionaceae
Lathyrus
palustris
MARSH PEA
Papilionaceae
Lathyrus
odoratus
SWEET PEA
Papilionaceae
Lathyrus
latifolius
BROAD-LEAVED EVERLASTING-PEA
Papilionaceae
Lathyrus
aphaca
YELLOW VETCHLING
Papilionaceae
Laburnum
anagyroides
LABURNUM
Papilionaceae
Laburnum
alpinum
ALPINE LABURNUM
Papilionaceae
Lablab
purpureus
HYACINTH BEAN
Phaeophyta
Laminaria
saccharina
SWEET TANGLE
Phaeophyta
Laminaria
digitata
TANGLE
Philesiaceae
Lapageria
rosea
CHILEAN BELLFLOWER
Pinaceae
Larix
decidua
EUROPEAN LARCH
Pinaceae
Larix
laricina
TAMARAC
Pinaceae
Larix
occidentalis
WESTERN LARCH
Plumbaginaceae
Limonium
carolinianum
CAROLINA SEA LAVENDER
Plumbaginaceae
Limonium
sinuatum
WINGED SEA LAVENDER
Plumbaginaceae
Limonium
vulgare
COMMON SEA LAVENDER
Poaceae
Lolium
temulentum
DARNEL
Poaceae
Lolium
perenne
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
Primulaceae
Lysimachia
nummularia
CREEPING-JENNY
Primulaceae
Lysimachia
vulgaris
YELLOW LOOSESTRIFE
Rutaceae
Limonia
acidissima
ELEPHANT APPLE
Sapindaceae
Litchi
chinensis
LYCHEE
Scrophulariaceae
Limosella
aquatica
MUDWORT
Scrophulariaceae
Linaria
vulgaris
COMMON TOADFLAX
Solanaceae
Lycopersicon
pimpinellifolium
CURRANT TOMATO
Solanaceae
Lycopersicon
esculentum
TOMATO
Solanaceae
Lycium
pallidum
TOMATILLA
Solanaceae
Lycium
chinense
CHINESE TEAPLANT
Stictaceae
Lobaria
pulmonaria
LUNGMOSS
Urticaceae
Laportea
canadensis
WOOD NETTLE
Verbenaceae
Lantana
camara
LANTANA
Verbenaceae
Lantana
montevidensis
TRAILING LANTANA
Verbenaceae
Lippia
dulcis
LIPPIA
Zygophyllaceae
Larrea
tridentata
CREOSOTE BUSH
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