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Ledebouria ovatifolia (Baker) Jessop

Ledebouria ovatifolia (Baker) Jessop

Ledebouria ovatifolia (Baker) Jessop

Ledebouria ovatifolia is a bulbous flowering plant from South Africa and Lesotho popular with succulent enthusiasts.

Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop

Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop

Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop

Ledebouria revoluta is a Ledebouria species with distinct traits in leaves, flowers, and torn bulb/leaf tissue.

Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A.Gray

Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A.Gray

Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A.Gray

Leucocrinum montanum, the common starlily, is an early spring western US wildflower with edible roots and traditional medicinal uses.

Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H.Bailey

Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H.Bailey

Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H.Bailey

Liriope muscari, or lilyturf, is an ornamental clumping perennial widely used as a low-maintenance landscape groundcover.

Liriope spicata Lour.

Liriope spicata Lour.

Liriope spicata Lour.

Liriope spicata, creeping lilyturf, is a rhizomatous perennial groundcover native to East Asia, used for erosion control and in Chinese medicine.

Lomandra confertifolia (F.M.Bailey) Fahn

Lomandra confertifolia (F.M.Bailey) Fahn

Lomandra confertifolia (F.M.Bailey) Fahn

Lomandra confertifolia is a grass-like perennial herb native to Queensland, Australia, in the Asparagaceae family.

Lomandra effusa (Lindl.) Ewart

Lomandra effusa (Lindl.) Ewart

Lomandra effusa (Lindl.) Ewart

Lomandra effusa is a tough Australian native perennial tussock herb found in multiple southern Australian states, adapted to varied well-drained habitats.

Lomandra filiformis (Thunb.) Britten

Lomandra filiformis (Thunb.) Britten

Lomandra filiformis (Thunb.) Britten

Lomandra filiformis, or wattle mat-rush, is a sparsely tufted tussock-forming perennial herb native to Australia.

Lomandra laxa (R.Br.) A.T.Lee

Lomandra laxa (R.Br.) A.T.Lee

Lomandra laxa (R.Br.) A.T.Lee

Lomandra laxa is a perennial rhizomatous herb native to eastern Australia, first described in 1810 and reclassified to its current genus in 1962.

Lomandra longifolia Labill.

Lomandra longifolia Labill.

Lomandra longifolia Labill.

Lomandra longifolia is a perennial Australian herb widely used in landscaping, with edible parts traditionally used by Indigenous Australians.

Lomandra multiflora (R.Br.) Britten

Lomandra multiflora (R.Br.) Britten

Lomandra multiflora (R.Br.) Britten

Lomandra multiflora is an Australian-native dioecious perennial herb with two subspecies, used in cultivation and traditional weaving.

Lomandra obliqua (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr.

Lomandra obliqua (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr.

Lomandra obliqua (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr.

Lomandra obliqua is a small wiry ground-covering flowering plant widespread in eastern Australia.

Maianthemum bifolium (L.) F.W.Schmidt

Maianthemum bifolium (L.) F.W.Schmidt

Maianthemum bifolium (L.) F.W.Schmidt

Maianthemum bifolium is a four-tepaled understory herb with white flowers and red poisonous berries that grows in shaded, humus-rich sites.

Maianthemum canadense Desf.

Maianthemum canadense Desf.

Maianthemum canadense Desf.

Maianthemum canadense Desf. is a small low-growing understory plant that grows across boreal regions of North America.

Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph.Wood) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.

Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph.Wood) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.

Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph.Wood) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.

Maianthemum dilatatum is a broad-leaved herb with edible berries, medicinal uses, and popularity as a shade garden groundcover.

Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link

Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link

Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link

Maianthemum racemosum is a widespread North American woodland herbaceous perennial with edible parts and cultivated garden value.

Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link

Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link

Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link

Maianthemum stellatum is a herbaceous perennial native to most of North America and northern Mexico, growing in open woods, prairies, and shorelines.

Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda

Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda

Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda

Maianthemum trifolium is a small erect herbaceous perennial found across northern North America and Siberia, growing in wet habitats.

Merwilla plumbea (Lindl.) Speta

Merwilla plumbea (Lindl.) Speta

Merwilla plumbea (Lindl.) Speta

Merwilla plumbea, the blue squill, is a perennial bulb-forming herb endemic to southern Africa's Drakensberg area.

Milla biflora Cav.

Milla biflora Cav.

Milla biflora Cav.

Mexican star (Milla biflora Cav.) is a perennial flowering plant native to southwestern North America and Central America.

Muilla maritima (Torr.) S.Watson ex Benth.

Muilla maritima (Torr.) S.Watson ex Benth.

Muilla maritima (Torr.) S.Watson ex Benth.

Muilla maritima, or sea muilla, is a perennial cormous flowering plant native to California and Baja California that grows in many habitats.

Muscari armeniacum H.J.Veitch

Muscari armeniacum H.J.Veitch

Muscari armeniacum H.J.Veitch

Muscari armeniacum, the Armenian grape hyacinth, is a widely cultivated bulbous perennial flowering plant native to the Eastern Mediterranean.

Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill.

Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill.

Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill.

Muscari botryoides is a bulbous perennial grape hyacinth, sometimes grown ornamentally and listed as invasive in Tennessee.

Muscari comosum (L.) Mill.

Muscari comosum (L.) Mill.

Muscari comosum (L.) Mill.

Muscari comosum, commonly tassel hyacinth, is a bulbous flowering plant that can naturalize invasively, with a known cultivated variant.

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