Flowering plants, shrubs and trees provide the environment with much needed oxygen and fight soil erosion. They also provide food and shelter for many animals, as well as contribute to the fertility of soil with their dead leaves and flowers.
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Labrador Tea, a woody evergreen shrub that grows in bogs in Greenland and eastern North America from New Jersey into Canada.
See more »Lacebark Tree, a West Indian tree that grows to be 30 feet (9 m) tall and bears beautiful white flowers.
See more »Ladies' Tresses, a wildflower found mostly in northern temperate areas. There are about 200 species.
See more »Lady's Slipper, the common name of a genus of flowering plants of the orchid family.
See more »Lamb's-quarters, an annual weed native to Europe and widespread in North America.
See more »Lancewood, any of several species of small trees that yield tough, flexible wood.
See more »Lantana, a group of about 50 species of tropical and subtropical flowering shrubs.
See more »Larch, a cone-bearing tree that grows in cool regions throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
See more »Larkspur, a group of more than 250 species of annual, biennial, and perennial flowering plants that grow throughout temperate areas in the Northern Hemisphere.
See more »Laurel, a family of evergreen trees and shrubs. The most notable member is the bay tree of the Mediterranean region.
See more »Leatherwood (also called Moosewood, Wicopy, and Ropebark), a shrub that grows wild in damp places in Canada and the northern United States.
See more »Lignum Vitae, an evergreen tree native to tropical America from Panama to the West Indies.
See more »Lilac, a group of beautiful flowering shrubs and trees native to temperate Europe and Asia.
See more »Lily, a family of more than 250 genera of ornamental and useful plants. Lily is particularly the name of plants of the typical genus, the most representative group, of the lily family.
See more »Lily of the Valley, a fragrant perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia and commonly planted in gardens in North America.
See more »Linanthus, a group of annual plants native to North America. The large-flowered linanthus grows one to two feet (30 to 60 cm) tall and bears dense clusters of flowers, usually pinkish or lilac.
See more »Linathus, a group of annual plants native to North America. The large-flowered Linathus grows one to two feet (30 to 60 cm) tall and bears dense clusters of flowers, usually pinkish or lilac.
See more »Liverwort, the common name for a class of rather primitive plants. Liverworts grow chiefly in damp soil and on trees and logs.
See more »Lobelia, a genus of about 375 species of annual and perennial plants that grow in temperate and tropical areas north and south of the Equator.
See more »Loosestrife, the common name of a group of plants related to the common primrose; also, the name of an unrelated plant family.
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