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Lespedeza virginica

Bush Clover, Slender Bush-clover, Slender Lespedeza, Virginia Bush Clover, Virginia Bush-clover
Flower Flower Lespedeza virginica Lespedeza virginica Lespedeza virginica Lespedeza virginica Lespedeza virginica Lespedeza virginica

Leucanthemum vulgare

Bruise Wort, Common Daisy, Dog Daisy, Field Daisy, Marguerite, Marguerite Blanche, Moon Daisy, Ox-eye Daisy, Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare Leucanthemum vulgare Leucanthemum vulgare Leucanthemum vulgare
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Leucanthemum x superbum

Shasta Daisy
Planted along side butterfly weed in summer in Moore County Planted along side butterfly weed in summer in Moore County Leucanthemum x superbum flower close up Leucanthemum x superbum flower close up Leucanthemum x superbum stems, leaves, and flowers Leucanthemum x superbum stems, leaves, and flowers Leucanthemum x superbum flowers and buds Leucanthemum x superbum flowers and buds Leucanthemum x superbum flowers Leucanthemum x superbum flowers Leucanthemum x superbum leaves, buds, and flowers Leucanthemum x superbum leaves, buds, and flowers
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Flowerpot Parasol, Lemon-Yellow-Lepiota, Plantpot Dapperling, Yellow Houseplant Mushroom, Yellow Pleated Parasol
Cluster in compost pile Cluster in compost pile In a Potted Plant In a Potted Plant Life Cycle Life Cycle Leucocoprinus birnbaumii Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Leucocrinum montanum

Mountain Lily, Sand Lily, Star Lily
Form in May in Washoe County, North Carolina Form in May in Washoe County, North Carolina Flower Closeup in May in Washoe County, North Carolina Flower Closeup in May in Washoe County, North Carolina Roots, bulbs and leaves in June in Lassen County, California Roots, bulbs and leaves in June in Lassen County, California Bulbs and sprout in June in Lassen County, California Bulbs and sprout in June in Lassen County, California Flowers and leaves in May in Crook County, Oregon Flowers and leaves in May in Crook County, Oregon

Leucojum aestivum

Lodden Lily, Snowflake, Summer Snowflake
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Close up Close up Form Form Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Leucojum vernum

Snowflake, Spring Snowflake, St. Agnes' Flower,
Form Form White bell shaped flowers White bell shaped flowers Native habitat Native habitat Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Emerging plants Emerging plants
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Leucophyllum frutescens

Cenizo, Purple Sage, Silverleaf, Texas Barometer Bush, Texas Ranger, Texas Sage, Texas Silverleaf
Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Full Form Full Form
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Leucophyllum langmaniae

Braue River Sage, Canyon Rain Sage, Rio Bravo Sage, Texas Ranger
Leucophyllum langmanniae Leucophyllum langmanniae
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Leucophyta brownii

Cushion Bush
Leucophyta brownii flowers Leucophyta brownii flowers Leucophyta brownii Leucophyta brownii

Leucospermum vestitum

Pincushion Flower, Pincushion Protea, Scabious, Silky-Haired Pincushion
Form in October in West Coast County, South Africa Form in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower bud in June in West Coast County, South Africa Flower bud in June in West Coast County, South Africa Leaf in June in West Coast County, South Africa Leaf in June in West Coast County, South Africa Flower top view in Octoberin West Coast County, South Africa Flower top view in Octoberin West Coast County, South Africa

Leucothoe axillaris

Coastal Doghobble, Coastal Leucothoe, Doghobble, Dog Hobble, Fetterbush
Leucothoe axillaris Leucothoe axillaris Leucothoe axillaris Leucothoe axillaris Leucothoe axillaris Leucothoe axillaris Leaf Detail Leaf Detail Leucothoe axillaris Leucothoe axillaris 'Jenkins' Leaf 'Jenkins' Leaf
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Doghobble, Dog Hobble, Drooping Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Mountain Doghobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Levisticum officinale

Bladder seed, Garden Lovage, Lovage, Maggi plant
Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale

Leymus arenarius

Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wild Rye, European Dune Grass, Lyme Grass, Sand Ryegrass, Sea Lyme Grass
grass with upright spikes growing among rocks. grass with upright spikes growing among rocks. Grass with glaucous blue foliage. Grass with glaucous blue foliage. A grass with glaucous leaves and upright dense spikes A grass with glaucous leaves and upright dense spikes Close-up on spikelets. Close-up on spikelets. Blue-green grass growing on a mulched slope Blue-green grass growing on a mulched slope Close-up of the leaf sheaths and auricles Close-up of the leaf sheaths and auricles
1 Cultivar/Variety

Leymus racemosus

Giant Blue Wild Rye, Mammoth Wild Rye, Volga Wild Rye
Form Form Blue green leaves Blue green leaves Seed head Seed head Form in May Form in May Stem Stem
1 Cultivar/Variety

Liatris

Blazing Stars, Gay Feather
Flowers of L. spicata Flowers of L. spicata White flowers White flowers Flower with Monarch butterfly Flower with Monarch butterfly Leaves Leaves
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Liatris aspera

Rough Blazing-star
Flowers Flowers Monarch on flowers Monarch on flowers Native habitat Native habitat Leaves Leaves Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Fruit Fruit

Liatris ligulistylis

Meadow Blazing Star, Meadow Gayfeather, Meadow Liatris, Northern Plains Blazing Star, Rocky Mountain Blazing Star, Rocky Mountain Gayfeather, Rocky Mountain Liatris
Form Form Liatris ligulistylis Liatris ligulistylis Close up of flower Close up of flower Basal Leaves Basal Leaves

Liatris microcephala

Appalachian Blazing Star, Button Snake Root, Dwarf Blazing Star, Smallhead Blazing Star, Smallhead Gayfeather, Smallhead Liatris
Flowers Flowers Form Form Liatris microcephala Liatris microcephala Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit
1 Cultivar/Variety

Liatris pilosa

Grass-leaf Blazing Star, Sandhills Blazing Star, Shaggy Blazing Star
Liatris pilosa Liatris pilosa Liatris pilosa Liatris pilosa Liatris pilosa Liatris pilosa

Liatris pycnostachya

Cattail Blazing Star, Prairie Blazing Star
Form early summer, Durham Co. NC Form early summer, Durham Co. NC Close up of flower Close up of flower flower, early summer, Durham County, NC flower, early summer, Durham County, NC Leaves Leaves Native habitat Native habitat emerging plant, late spring, Durham County, NC emerging plant, late spring, Durham County, NC

Liatris scariosa

Blazing Star, Devil's Bite, Large Blazing Stars, Large Button-snakeroot, Tall Gayfeather
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flowers Flowers White flowers White flowers Leaves Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Liatris spicata

Blazing Star, Blazing Stars, Dense Blazing Star, Dense Button Snakeroot, Gayfeather, Marsh Blazing Star, Sessile-headed Blazing Star, Snakeroot, Spike Gayfeather
Form Form Flowers in a spike Flowers in a spike Bloom sequence from top to bottom. Bloom sequence from top to bottom. Liatris spicata 'Alba' Liatris spicata 'Alba' Whorled leaves along the stem. Whorled leaves along the stem. Bumble bee sipping nectar from the flowers Bumble bee sipping nectar from the flowers
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Liatris spicata var. resinosa

Bog Blazing Star, Dense Blazing Star, Dense Button Snakeroot
Liatris spicata var. resinosa Liatris spicata var. resinosa Liatris spicata var. resinosa Liatris spicata var. resinosa Liatris spicata var. resinosa Liatris spicata var. resinosa

Liatris squarrosa

Hairy Blazing Star, Scaly Blazingstar, Scaly Blazing Star, Scaly Blazing-star, Scaly Gayfeather, Scaly Liastris
flowers flowers leaves leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves

Liatris squarrulosa

Appalachian Blazing Star, Appalachian Gay Feather, Appalachian Liatris
Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Flower heads Flower heads Flowers and bracts Flowers and bracts Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Upper stem and leaves Upper stem and leaves Stem Stem

Liatris virgata

Carolina Blazing-Star, Grassleaf Blazing Star, Grassleaf Gayfeather, Grassleaf Liatris, Grass-leaved Blazing-star, Kings Mountain Blazing Star, Kings Mountain Gayfeather, Wand Blazing Star, Wand Blazing-Star, Wand Gayfeather, Wand Liatris
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Stem Stem flower buds flower buds

Ligularia stenocephala

Leopard Plant, Ligularia, Narrow Spiked Ligularia
Form in July in Nantao in Taiwan Form in July in Nantao in Taiwan Flowers & seed pods in September in Ilan in Taiwan Flowers & seed pods in September in Ilan in Taiwan
1 Cultivar/Variety

Ligustrum Golden Ticket® 'NCLX1'

Ligustrum japonicum

Japanese Privet, Privet, Wax-leaf Privet
Shiny green leaves and clusters of white flower buds. Shiny green leaves and clusters of white flower buds. Large, rounde shrub with panicles of white flowers. Large, rounde shrub with panicles of white flowers. Hand grasping shiny leaves with rounded apices. Hand grasping shiny leaves with rounded apices. Leafy branch. Leaves have creamy margins. Leafy branch. Leaves have creamy margins. Cut leafy branch next to a penny. Leaves have creamy blotches. Cut leafy branch next to a penny. Leaves have creamy blotches. Close-up of panicle of small white flowers with exserted anthers Close-up of panicle of small white flowers with exserted anthers
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Ligustrum japonicum Kindly® 'NCLJ1'

Kindly®, KINDLY™ Japanese Privet, Kindly Ligustrum

Ligustrum japonicum 'Recurvifolium'

Crinkle Leaf, Crinkle-Leaf Privet, Curly Leaf Japanese Privet, Curved-Leaf Privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Glossy Privet, Tall-glossy Privet, Waxleaf Privet
Small tree with dense crown & clusters of small white flowers. Small tree with dense crown & clusters of small white flowers. Dense panicle of small white flowers. Dense panicle of small white flowers. Hand cradling leafy branch showing leaves and lenticels Hand cradling leafy branch showing leaves and lenticels Lanceolate leaves on a shoot with prominent marginal vein. Lanceolate leaves on a shoot with prominent marginal vein. Close-up photo of the leaf margin. Close-up photo of the leaf margin. White, recurved corolla lobes. 2 exserted stamens per flower. White, recurved corolla lobes. 2 exserted stamens per flower.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Ligustrum sinense

Chinese Privet
Hand cradling leafy branch with clusters of small white flowers. Hand cradling leafy branch with clusters of small white flowers. Shrub with wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Shrub with wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Closeup of small white flowers each with 2 exserted stamens Closeup of small white flowers each with 2 exserted stamens Leafy branches with masses of white flowers in panicles. Leafy branches with masses of white flowers in panicles. Branches weighted down with masses of blue-black drupes. Branches weighted down with masses of blue-black drupes.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatum'

Variegated Chinese Privet, Variegated Privet
Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Branch with buds Branch with buds Leafy shrub with variegated foliage. Flower buds are emerging. Leafy shrub with variegated foliage. Flower buds are emerging. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Shrub (overtopping a house) with variegated foliage. Shrub (overtopping a house) with variegated foliage. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation.

Ligustrum vulgare

Amur, Common Privet, Ligustrum, Privet, Wax-leaf
Paniculate cluster of black, olive-like fruits. Paniculate cluster of black, olive-like fruits. Dense panicle of small, white, 4-petaled flowers. Dense panicle of small, white, 4-petaled flowers. Shrub with opposite, elongate-ovate, green leaves. Shrub with opposite, elongate-ovate, green leaves. Shrub with medium, ovate leaves and black, olive-like fruits. Shrub with medium, ovate leaves and black, olive-like fruits. Paniculate cluster of black, olive-like fruits. Paniculate cluster of black, olive-like fruits. Dense panicle of green, unripe, olive-like fruits. Dense panicle of green, unripe, olive-like fruits.

Ligustrum x vicaryi

Golden Privet, Vicary Golden Privet, Vicary Privet
Shrub with yellow new growth and chartreuse foliage. Shrub with yellow new growth and chartreuse foliage. Shrub with yellow new growth and chartreuse foliage. Shrub with yellow new growth and chartreuse foliage. Chartreuse foliage and yellow new growth. Chartreuse foliage and yellow new growth. shrub with chartreuse foliage shrub with chartreuse foliage Bright chartreuse shrub adjacent to yellow & purple flowers. Bright chartreuse shrub adjacent to yellow & purple flowers.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Lilium

Lilies, Lily
American lili- Orange flower with dark speckles American lili- Orange flower with dark speckles L. 'Star Gazer'- pink and white flowe L. 'Star Gazer'- pink and white flowe Lilium 'Star Gazer' flowers Lilium 'Star Gazer' flowers Formosana hybrid, Easter lily. Formosana hybrid, Easter lily. Pink flowers planted en masse Pink flowers planted en masse flower flower
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Lilium – Asiatic hybrids

Asian Lily, Asiatic Hybrid Lilies, Asiatic Lilies, Asiatic Lily, Lilies
Red, trumpet-shaped flower. Foliage in the background. Red, trumpet-shaped flower. Foliage in the background. Orange flowers on a dwarf plant Orange flowers on a dwarf plant Lilium - Asiatic hybrids Lilium - Asiatic hybrids Orange flowers on a dwarf plant Orange flowers on a dwarf plant Yellow and orange flowers on a potted dwarf plant. Yellow and orange flowers on a potted dwarf plant. Dark red flowers on dwarf plants. Dark red flowers on dwarf plants.
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Lilium catesbaei

Catesby's Lily, Leopard Lily, Pine Lily, Southern Red Lily, Tiger Lily
Flowers Flowers Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Upward-facing orange lily flower Upward-facing orange lily flower

Lilium formosanum

Formosa Lily, Formosan Lily
upright plant with narrow leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers. upright plant with narrow leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers. Form Form Form and leaves Form and leaves Form with Agave - Wake Co., NC Form with Agave - Wake Co., NC Seeds - Wake County, NC Seeds - Wake County, NC Flowers/Leaves - Aug. 11 - Wake Co., NC Flowers/Leaves - Aug. 11 - Wake Co., NC

Lilium grayi

Gray's Lily, Orange Bell Lily, Roan Lily
Native habitat Native habitat Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Leaf arrangment Leaf arrangment Native habitat Native habitat

Lilium lancifolium

Tiger Lily
Close-up of single, pendent, orange flower with spotted tepals. Close-up of single, pendent, orange flower with spotted tepals. Lance -shaped leaves arranged alternatively Lance -shaped leaves arranged alternatively Single pendant orange flower attracting swallowtail butterflies Single pendant orange flower attracting swallowtail butterflies Single, upright stems densely covered with lanceolate leaves. Single, upright stems densely covered with lanceolate leaves. Close-up of growing shoot densely clothed in leaves. Close-up of growing shoot densely clothed in leaves. Stem with alternate leaves & bulbils in the leaf axils. Stem with alternate leaves & bulbils in the leaf axils.

Lilium longiflorum

Bermuda Lily, Easter Lily, November Lily, Trumpet Lily
Cluster of white trumpet-shaped flowers. Cluster of white trumpet-shaped flowers. A white trumpet-shaped flower. A white trumpet-shaped flower. Lilium longiflorum Lilium longiflorum Lilium longiflorum Lilium longiflorum Cluster of white trumpet-shaped flowers. Cluster of white trumpet-shaped flowers.

Lilium michauxii

Carolina Lily, Michaux's Lily
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Leaves and back of flower Leaves and back of flower Flower bud Flower bud

Lilium – Oriental Hybrids

Oriental Lilies, Oriental Lily
Large, open, pink flowers with darker spots & white margins Large, open, pink flowers with darker spots & white margins Large, open white flower with yellow stripe on midline of tepals Large, open white flower with yellow stripe on midline of tepals Star like yellow recurved waxy petals Star like yellow recurved waxy petals Large, white flower with pale pink tepal margins. Few freckles. Large, white flower with pale pink tepal margins. Few freckles. Large open, white flower with pink spots and midlines on tepals Large open, white flower with pink spots and midlines on tepals White upward facing flower with dark orange anthers White upward facing flower with dark orange anthers
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Lilium pardanthinum

Flower Flower Flower Flower Lily flower -- pale pink with many dark pink freckles. Lily flower -- pale pink with many dark pink freckles.