Plants — 23,508 Species

inundated bog clubmoss

Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub

Lycopodiella inundata is a rare declining arctic-alpine club moss distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.

stag's-horn clubmoss

Lycopodium clavatum L.

Lycopodium clavatum is a widespread spore-bearing vascular clubmoss with identified uses and bioactive constituents.

arctic stag's-horn clubmoss

Lycopodium lagopus (Laest. ex C.Hartm.) Zinserl. ex Kuzen.

Lycopodium lagopus (one-cone club-moss) is an arctic-subarctic clubmoss that rarely bears more than one cone per stem.

Climbing clubmoss

Lycopodium volubile Sw., 1806

Pseudodiphasium is a monotypic lycophyte genus in Lycopodiaceae holding the native-to-Malesia-Australia introduced-to-Ecuador species P. volubile.

small bugloss

Lycopsis arvensis L.

Lycopsis arvensis L. is a bristly annual herb native to Europe, introduced to North America, and classified as least concern in the UK.

American bugleweed

Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C.Barton

Lycopus americanus, or American water horehound, is a late-blooming Lycopus species from much of North America with reported medicinal and dye uses.

Rough Bugleweed

Lycopus asper Greene

Lycopus asper, rough bugleweed, is a North American native mint-family perennial herb that grows in moist areas.

European water-horehound

Lycopus europaeus L.

Lycopus europaeus L., or gypsywort, is a straggly wetland perennial with opposite toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or pale pink flowers.

taperleaf waterhorehound

Lycopus rubellus Moench

Lycopus rubellus is a perennial herb in the mint family, with typical Lycopus and Lamiaceae traits.

northern bugleweed

Lycopus uniflorus Michx.

Lycopus uniflorus, or northern bugleweed, is a mint-family perennial native to North America and East Asia whose tubers were eaten by Native Americans.

sweet bugleweed

Lycopus virginicus L.

Lycopus virginicus is a North American mint-family perennial herb with a history of traditional herbal medicine uses.

red spider lily

Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.

Lycoris radiata, also called red spider lily, is an East Asian bulbous perennial with toxic bulbs and medicinal uses, widely grown as an ornamental.

Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera Maxim.

Lycoris squamigera, or Naked Ladies, is an herbaceous plant that blooms suddenly from bare ground after its spring leaves die back.

albardine

Lygeum spartum Loefl. ex L.

Lygeum spartum is a perennial grass native to southern Europe and North Africa, used for fibre, fodder and land rehabilitation.

rose rush

Lygodesmia aphylla (Nutt.) DC.

Lygodesmia aphylla, or rose rush/rushweed, is an Asteraceae flowering plant found in Florida and Georgia that attracts diverse pollinators.

rush skeletonplant

Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D.Don ex Hook.

Lygodesmia juncea (rush skeletonplant) is a weedy perennial flowering aster native to central/western US and western Canada.

Texas Skeleton Plant

Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene ex Small

Lygodesmia texana, the Texas skeleton plant, is a herb with leafless stems, light purple single flowers, and sap that forms gum.

mangemange

Lygodium articulatum A.Rich.

Lygodium articulatum, or mangemange, is a climbing fern native to New Zealand's North Island with traditional Māori uses.

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

Lygodium japonicum is a climbing fern with two leaflet types that reproduces via spores and spreads via underground rhizomes.

Climbing Maidenhair

Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br.

Lygodium microphyllum, or Old World climbing fern, is an invasive climbing fern native to tropical regions across the Old World.

Hartford fern

Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw.

Lygodium palmatum is the only Lygodium species native to North America, a hardy temperate climbing fern with localized rare populations.

monarch climbing fern

Lygodium venustum Sw.

rusty staggerbush

Lyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt.

Lyonia ferruginea, or rusty staggerbush, is a Lyonia species that grows in the US Southeast and flowers in summer.

coastal plain staggerbush

Lyonia fruticosa (Michx.) G.S.Torr. ex B.L.Rob.

Lyonia fruticosa, poor-grub or coastal plain staggerbush, is an evergreen shrub native to the southeastern US coastal plain.