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British Wild Flowers beginning with L

 

You will find listed here, in alphabetical order by Common Name, all the British Wild Flowers species who's common name begins with "L" from our Flora and Fauna database. As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for. If we have images available the number of images is displayed in the right hand column and a link appears to those images under the species name.

All the wild flowers below are of the Kingdom Planate (Tracheobionta) and the Phylum Magnoliophyta.

This page only displays species that have common names, there is likely to be many more members of this species in the main database that are found either in or around the British Isles or somewhere within the United Kingdom that do not have common names they will however be marked native, introduced, etc. To access these return to Flora and Fauna Menu and use the World Wildlife sub-menu.

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Common Name Species Family Sub Order Order

Lady's mantle. Thinstem,

Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. filicaulis

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's mantle. Waxy,

Alchemilla glaucescens

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's Tresses. Autumn,,

Spiranthes spiralis

Orchidaceae

Orchidales

Lady's Tresses. Creeping, lesser rattlesnake plantain

Goodyera repens

Orchidaceae

Orchidales

Lady's Tresses. Irish or Hooded,

Spiranthes romanzoffiana

Orchidaceae

Orchidales

Lady's-mantle. Alpine,

Alchemilla alpina

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle. Broadtooth,

Alchemilla subcrenata

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle. Clustered,

Alchemilla glomerulans

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle. Common,

Alchemilla vulgaris

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle. Garden,

Alchemilla mollis

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle. Grassland,

Alchemilla wichurae

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle. Hairy,

Alchemilla monticola

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle. Intermediate,

Alchemilla xanthochlora

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle. Thinstem or Hairy,

Alchemilla filicaulis

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle. Thinstem,

Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. vestita

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-mantle.Smooth,

Alchemilla glabra

Rosaceae

Rosales

Lady's-tresses. Summer,

Spiranthes aestivalis

Orchidaceae

Orchidales

Larkspur, rocket larkspur

Consolida ajacis

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculales

Lavendar, French

Lavandula stoechas

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Lavender, English

Lavandula angustifolia

Lamiaceae

Lamiales

Leopardsbane, great false leopardbane

Doronicum pardalianches

Asteraceae

Asterales

Lettuce. Garden,

Lactuca sativa

Asteraceae

Asterales

Lettuce. Great or Bitter,

Lactuca virosa

Asteraceae

Asterales

Lettuce. Prickly or China,

Lactuca serriola

Asteraceae

Asterales

Lettuce. Russian or Russian Blue,

Lactuca tatarica

Asteraceae

Asterales

Lettuce. Wall

Mycelis muralis

Asteraceae

Asterales

Lettuce. Willow-leaf or Least,

Lactuca saligna

Asteraceae

Asterales

Lilac, Common

Syringa vulgaris

Oleaceae

Scrophulariales

Lily. Arum, calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Araceae

Arales

Lime

Tilia platyphyllos x cordata

Tiliaceae

Malvales

Lime, Common European

Tilia x europaea

Tiliaceae

Malvales

Linden, Largeleaf

Tilia platyphyllos

Tiliaceae

Malvales

Linden, Littleleaf - Small-leaved Lime

Tilia cordata

Tiliaceae

Malvales

Lobelia. Heath,

Lobelia urens

Campanulaceae

Campanulales

Lobelia. Water, Dortmann's cardinalflower

Lobelia dortmanna

Campanulaceae

Campanulales

Londonpride, London Pride

Saxifraga spathularis ssp. x umbrosa

Saxifragaceae

Rosales

Loosestrife. Dotted, large yellow loosestrife

Lysimachia punctata

Primulaceae

Primulales

Loosestrife. Hyssop

Lythrum hyssopifolia

Lythraceae

Myrtales

Loosestrife. Lake, earth loosestrife

Lysimachia terrestris

Primulaceae

Primulales

Loosestrife. Purple, purple lythrum

Lythrum salicaria  Image Icon x 1

Lythraceae

Myrtales

Loosestrife. Tufted

Lysimachia thyrsiflora

Primulaceae

Primulales

Loosestrife. Whorled, loosestrife

Lysimachia verticillata

Primulaceae

Primulales

Loosestrife. Yellow, Garden loosestrife

Lysimachia vulgaris

Primulaceae

Primulales

Lords & Ladies, Cuckoopint, Cuckoo-pint, Lords and Ladies

Arum maculatum  Image Icon x 1

Araceae

Arales

Lords & Ladies. Italian,

Arum italicum ssp. italicum

Araceae

Arales

Lords & Ladies. Rare,

Arum italicum ssp. neglectum

Araceae

Arales

Lousewort, Marsh, European purple lousewort

Pedicularis palustris

Scrophulariaceae

Scrophulariales

Lousewort, small lousewort

Pedicularis sylvatica

Scrophulariaceae

Scrophulariales

Lovage. Scots, Scottish licorice-root

Ligusticum scoticum

Apiaceae

Apiales

Love-in-a-Mist, Devil in the bush

Nigella damascena

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculales

Love-lies-bleeding, Love-lies-bleeding

Amaranthus caudatus

Amaranthaceae

Caryophyllales

Lungwort, common lungwort

Pulmonaria officinalis

Boraginaceae

Lamiales

Lungwort. Narrow-leaved,

Pulmonaria longifolia

Boraginaceae

Lamiales

Lungwort. Suffolk,

Pulmonaria obscura

Boraginaceae

Lamiales

Lupin. Narrow-leaved, Narrowleaf lupine

Lupinus angustifolius

Fabaceae

Fabales

Lupin. Nootka,

Lupinus nootkatensis

Fabaceae

Fabales

Lyme-grass, Sand ryegrass

Leymus arenarius

Poaceae

Cyperales

 

 

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