Plants — 23,508 Species

greater bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus pedunculatus Cav.

Lotus pedunculatus is a perennial Fabaceae herb native to Europe, now invasive as a weed in the western United States.

Hairy Bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus subbiflorus Lag.

Lotus subbiflorus, hairy bird's-foot trefoil, is a flowering annual pea native to Europe and North Africa.

narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.

Lotus tenuis is a flowering Fabaceae plant native to Europe and southwest Asia, naturalized globally, useful for marginal conditions.

Asparagus pea

Lotus tetragonolobus L.

Lotus tetragonolobus is an annual leguminous herb cultivated for its edible, winged green seed pods.

Lance Fern

Loxogramme dictyopteris (Mett.) Copel.

Loxogramme dictyopteris, the lance fern, is a New Zealand fern that grows on certain rocks and as an epiphyte in alluvial forest.

Water-dragon

Ludwigia adscendens (L.) H.Hara

Ludwigia adscendens (water primrose) is a perennial floating flowering plant in the evening primrose family, now a common weed of Asian rice paddies.

Seedbox

Ludwigia alternifolia L.

Ludwigia alternifolia L. is a North American wetland plant with alternately arranged leaves and yellow four-petaled flowers.

Wingleaf Primrose-Willow

Ludwigia decurrens Walter

Ludwigia decurrens is a flowering primrose native to central/eastern US that is invasive in African and Southeast Asian wetlands.

yerba de jicotea

Ludwigia erecta (L.) H.Hara

large-flowered primrose-willow

Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

Ludwigia grandiflora, or water primrose, is an aquatic Myrtales plant often confused with the closely related Ludwigia hexapetala.

water primrose

Ludwigia hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) Zardini, H.Y.Gu & P.H.Raven

Ludwigia hexapetala (water primrose) is a Central/South American native perennial herb that is a noxious invasive aquatic plant in North America.

Spindleroot

Ludwigia hirtella Raf.

Ludwigia hirtella is an erect perennial flowering plant found in the southeastern United States, growing in pinewoods, flatwoods, and wet thickets.

Seedbox

Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G.Don) Exell

Ludwigia hyssopifolia, or seedbox, is a weedy flowering plant native to the New World Tropics, widely introduced elsewhere.

Mexican Primrose-willow

Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H.Raven

Ludwigia octovalvis, or Mexican primrose-willow, is a widespread flowering aquatic plant with anti-aging properties, listed as IUCN least concern.

Water Purslane

Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott

Ludwigia palustris is a widespread circumpolar aquatic plant cultivated for aquariums and aquascaping.

floating primrose-willow

Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) P.H.Raven

Ludwigia peploides is a perennial herbaceous wetland plant with high invasive potential that has unstudied potential medicinal and agricultural uses.

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H.Hara

Ludwigia peruviana is an aquatic flowering plant native to Peru, now a common global swamp weed introduced for its yellow flowers.

Hairy Primrose-willow

Ludwigia pilosa Walter

Ludwigia pilosa Walter, or hairy primrose-willow, is a perennial aquatic plant found across the southeastern United States that supports local wildlife.

Creeping Primrose-willow

Ludwigia repens J.R.Forst.

Ludwigia repens is an evening primrose family aquatic plant, native to the Americas, cultivated for aquaria and studied for medicinal effects.

Partridgefoot

Luetkea pectinata (Pursh) Kuntze

Luetkea pectinata is the only accepted species in the Luetkea genus, a mat-forming semi-shrub endemic to cold areas of western North America.

Sponge Gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

Luffa aegyptiaca is a cultivated plant grown for cleaning, cosmetic exfoliation, and occasionally as an ornamental.

Littleleaf Silverback

Luina hypoleuca Benth.

Luina hypoleuca, the littleleaf silverback, is an Asteraceae species found in open rocky habitats of western North America.

arrayan

Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret

Luma apiculata, Chilean myrtle, is a slow-growing evergreen tree native to southern South America, grown as an edible and ornamental plant.

White-flowered black mangrove

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. is a widespread mangrove species with durable timber harvested for construction, charcoal and tannins.