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Scientific Name	Common Name	Native Status

Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet	Hyacinth-bean	I
Lachnanthes caroliniana (Lam.) Dandy	Redroot	N
Lachnocaulon anceps (Walt.) Morong	Common Bog-buttons	N
Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fern.	Tall Blue Lettuce	N
Lactuca canadensis L.	Wild Lettuce	N
Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.	Florida Blue Lettuce, Woodland Lettuce	N
Lactuca graminifolia Michx. var. graminifolia	Grass-leaf Lettuce	N
Lactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.	Hairy Lettuce	N
Lactuca saligna L.	Willow-leaf Lettuce	I
Lactuca serriola L.	Prickly Lettuce	I
Lagerstroemia indica L.	Crepe-myrtle	I
Lamium amplexicaule L. var. amplexicaule	Henbit, Henbit Dead-nettle	I
Lamium dissectum With.	Cutleaf Dead-nettle	I
Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L.	Yellow Archangel	I
Lamium maculatum L.	Spotted Dead-nettle	I
Lamium purpureum L.	Red Dead-nettle, Purple Dead-nettle	I
Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford	Lesser Greater Duckweed	I
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell	Wood Nettle	N
Lapsana communis L.	Common Nipplewort	I
Lathyrus hirsutus L.	Caley Pea, Singletary Pea	I
Lathyrus latifolius L.	Everlasting Pea, Perennial Sweet Pea	I
Lathyrus palustris L.	Marsh Pea, Marsh Vetchling	N
Lathyrus pusillus Ell.	Tiny Pea, Small Vetchling
Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd. var. venosus	Veiny Pea	N
Lechea intermedia Leggett ex Britt. var. intermedia	Round-fruit Pinweed, Large-pod Pinweed	N
Lechea maritima Leggett ex B.S.P. var. virginica Hogdon	Virginia Beach Pinweed	N
Lechea minor L.	Thyme-leaf Pinweed	N
Lechea mucronata Raf.	Hairy Pinweed	N
Lechea pulchella Raf.	Leggett's Pinweed	N
Lechea pulchella Raf. var. pulchella	Leggett's Pinweed	N
Lechea pulchella Raf. var. ramosissima (Hodgdon) Sorrie & Weakley	Leggett's Pinweed	N
Lechea racemulosa Michx.	Common Pinweed, Illinois Pinweed	N
Lechea tenuifolia Michx.	Slender Pinweed, Narrow-leaf Pinweed	N
Leersia hexandra Sw.	Southern Cutgrass, Clubhead Cutgrass	N
Leersia lenticularis Michx.	Catchfly Cutgrass	N
Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.	Rice Cutgrass	N
Leersia virginica Willd.	White Grass, White Cutgrass, Virginia Cutgrass	N
Lejeunea blomquistii R.M. Schuster	Blomquist's Leafy Liverwort	N
Lejeunea cavifolia (Ehrh.) Lindb.		N
Lejeunea deplanata Nees		N
Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees ssp. flava		N
Lejeunea laetevirens Nees & Mont.		N
Lejeunea lamacerina (Steph.) Schiffn. ssp. gemminata R.M. Schust.		N
Lejeunea ruthii (A. Evans) R.M. Schust.		N
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw.	Lesser Duckweed	N
Lemna minor L.	Common Duckweed	N
Lemna minuta Kunth	Least Duckweed
Lemna obscura (C.F. Austin) E.H. Daubs	Little Duckweed	N
Lemna perpusilla Torr.	Minute Duckweed	N
Lemna trisulca L.	Star Duckweed	N
Lemna valdiviana Phil.	Pale Duckweed	N
Leontodon autumnalis L. ssp. autumnalis	Fall Dandelion	I
Leontodon saxatilis Lam. ssp. saxatilis	Little Hawkbit	I
Leonurus cardiaca L. ssp. cardiaca	Motherwort, Lion's-tail	I
Leonurus japonicus Houtt.	Honeyweed, Chinese Motherwort	I
Lepidium campestre (Linnaeus) R. Brown	Field Pepperweed, Field Peppergrass, Cow Cress	I
Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.	Common Pepperweed, Prairie Peppergrass, Green-flowered Peppergrass	I
Lepidium didymum L.	Lesser Swinecress	I
Lepidium draba L.	Hoary Cress	I
Lepidium ruderale Linnaeus	Narrowleaf Pepperwort	I
Lepidium sativum L.	Garden Cress	I
Lepidium virginicum L. var. virginicum	Virginia Pepperweed, Virginia Peppergrass, Common Peppergrass, Poor Man's Pepper	N
Lepidozia reptans (L.) Dumort.		N
Leptobryum pyriforme (Hedw.) Wilson		N
Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst.	Wet Thread Moss	N
Leptodontium viticulosoides (P. Beauvois) Wijk & Margadant var. sulphureum (Müll. Hal.) R.H. Zander		N
Leptoloma cognatum (Schultes) Chase	Fall Witch Grass	N
Leptoscyphus cuneifolius (Hook.) Mitt. ssp. cuneifolius		N
Leskea australis Sharp		N
Leskea gracilescens Hedwig		N
Leskea obscura Hedwig		N
Leskea polycarpa Hedw.		N
Leskeella nervosa (Brid.) Loeske		N
Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh) Ell.	Narrow-leaf Lespedeza, Narrow-leaf Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.	Shrubby Bush-clover, Bicolor Lespedeza, Shrub Lespedeza,	I
Lespedeza capitata Michx.	Round-headed Lespedeza, Round-headed Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don	Sericea Lespedeza, Chinese Lespedeza	I
Lespedeza frutescens (L.) Ell.	Violet Lespedeza, Violet Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornemann var. curtissii (Clewell) Isely	Curtiss' Lespedeza	N
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornemann var. hirta	Hairy Lespedeza, Hairy Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza procumbens Michx.	Trailing Lespedeza, Trailing Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza repens (L.) W. Bart.	Creeping Lespedeza, Creeping Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza stuevei Nutt.	Tall Lespedeza, Velvety Lespedeza, Tall Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers.	Wand Lespedeza, Wand Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britt.	Slender Lespedeza, Slender Bush-clover	N
Leucanthemum lacustre (Brot.) Samp.	Portugese Daisy	I
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.	Oxeye Daisy	I
Leucobryum albidum (Brid. ex P. Beauv.) Lindb.	White Moss	N
Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr	Cushion Moss	N
Leucodon andrewsianus (H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson) W.D. Reese & L.E. Anderson		N
Leucodon brachypus Bridel		N
Leucodon julaceus (Hedw.) Sull.		N
Leucojum aestivum L.	Summer Snowflake	I
Leucospora multifida (Michx.) Nutt.	Narrow-leaf Paleseed
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don	Coastal Dog-hobble	N
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer	Highland Dog-hobble, Mountain Dog-hobble, Drooping Leucothoe	N
Liatris aspera Michx.	Tall Blazing Star, Rough Blazing Star	N
Liatris helleri T.C. Porter	Heller's Blazing Star	N
Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd.	Grass-leaf Blazing Star, Grass-leaf Gayfeather	N
Liatris resinosa Nutt.	Dense Blazing Star	N
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd.	Large Blazing Star, Eastern Blazing Star	N
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.	Dense Blazing Star	N
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. squarrosa	Scaly Blazing Star	N
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.	Appalachian Blazing Star, Appalachian Gayfeather	N
Liatris virgata Nuttall	Wand Blazing Star	N
Ligusticum canadense (L.) Britt.	American Lovage	N
Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.	Japanese Privet	I
Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton	Glossy Privet, Broadleaf Privet	I
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc. var. obtusifolium	Border Privet	I
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc. var. suave (Kitag.) H. Hara	Amur Privet	I
Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk.	California Privet	I
Ligustrum quihoui Carriere	Wax-leaf Privet	I
Ligustrum sinense Louriere	Chinese Privet	I
Ligustrum vulgare L.	European Privet, Common Privet	I
Lilaeopsis carolinensis Coult. & Rose	Carolina Lilaeopsis	N
Lilaeopsis chinensis (L.) Kuntze	Marsh Lilaeopsis, Eastern Grasswort	N
Lilium canadense L.	Canada Lily	N
Lilium catesbaei Walter	Pine Lily, Catesby's Lily, Southern Red Lily	N
Lilium grayi S. Wats.	Gray's Lily	N
Lilium lancifolium Thunb.	Tiger Lily	I
Lilium michauxii Poir.	Carolina Lily	N
Lilium philadelphicum L.	Wood Lily	N
Lilium pyrophilum M.W. Skinner & Sorrie	Sandhills Bog Lily	N
Lilium superbum L.	Turk's-cap Lily	N
Limnobium spongia (Bosc) L.C.Rich. ex Steud.	American Frog's-bit	N
Limonium carolinianum (Walter) Britton	Sea Lavender, Carolina Sea Lavender	N
Limosella australis R. Br.	Mudwort, Awl-leaf	N
Linaria canadensis (L.) Dumont	Blue Toadflax, Canada Toadflax	N
Linaria maroccana Hook. f.	Moroccan Toadflax	I
Linaria texana Scheele	Texas Toadflax	I
Linaria vulgaris P. Mill.	Butter-and-eggs, Yellow Toadflax	I
Lindbergia brachyptera (Mitt.) Kindb.		N
Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume	Spicebush	N
Lindernia anagallidea (Michx.) Pennell	Long-stalked False Pimpernel	N
Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell var. dubia	False Pimpernel, Yellow-seed False Pimpernel	N
Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell var. inundata (Pennell) Pennell	Estuarine False Pimpernel	N
Linum floridanum (Planch.) Trel. var. floridanum	Florida Yellow Flax	N
Linum intercursum Bickn.	Sandplain Flax	N
Linum medium (Planch.) Britton var. texanum (Planch.) Fern.	Stiff Yellow Flax, Common Yellow Flax	N
Linum striatum Walt.	Ridged Yellow Flax	N
Linum sulcatum Riddell var. sulcatum	Grooved Yellow Flax	N
Linum usitatissimum L.	Common Flax	I
Linum virginianum L.	Virginia Yellow Flax, Woodland Flax	N
Liochlaena lanceolata Nees		N
Liparis liliifolia (L.) L.C. Rich. ex Ker-Gawl.	Lily-leaved Twayblade, Large Twayblade	N
Liparis loeselii (L.) L.C. Rich.	Bog Twayblade, Fen Orchid	N
Liquidambar styraciflua L.	Sweetgum	N
Liriodendron tulipifera L.	Tulip-Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Tuliptree	N
Liriope muscari (Dcne.) Bailey	Big Blue Lilyturf	I
Liriope spicata Lour.	Creeping Lilyturf	I
Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.	Hoary Puccoon	N
Lithospermum caroliniense (Walt. ex J.F.Gmel.) MacM.	Golden Puccoon	N
Lithospermum latifolium Michx.	American Gromwell, American Stoneseed	N
Lithospermum parviflorum Weakley, Witsell, & D. Estes	Shaggy False Gromwell, Eastern Prairie Marbleseed	N
Lithospermum tuberosum Rugel ex DC.	Tuberous Gromwell, Tuberous Stoneseed	N
Lithospermum virginianum L.	Virginia False Gromwell, Virginia Marbleseed	N
Litsea aestivalis (L.) Fern.	Pondspice	N
Lobelia cardinalis L.	Cardinal Flower	N
Lobelia elongata Small	Long-leaf Lobelia, Elongated Lobelia	N
Lobelia georgiana McVaugh	Southern Lobelia	N
Lobelia inflata L.	Indian Tobacco	N
Lobelia nuttallii J. A.Schultes	Nuttall's Lobelia	N
Lobelia puberula Michaux	Downy Lobelia	N
Lobelia siphilitica L.	Great Blue Lobelia	N
Lobelia spicata Lam.	Pale-spike Lobelia	N
Lobelia spicata Lam. var. scaposa McVaugh	Pale-spike Lobelia	N
Lobelia spicata Lam. var. spicata	Pale-spike Lobelia	N
Lobularia maritima (Linnaeus) Desvaux	Sweet Alyssum	I
Loeskeobryum brevirostre (Brid.) M. Fleisch. ex Broth.		N
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.	Tall Fescue, Alta Fescue	I
Lolium perenne L.	Rye Grass	I
Lolium perenne L. var. aristatum Willd.	Italian Rye Grass, Annual Rye Grass	I
Lolium perenne L. var. perenne	English Rye Grass, Perennial Rye Grass	I
Lolium pratense (Huds.) Darbysh.	Meadow Fescue	I
Lolium temulentum L.	Darnel	I
Lonicera canadensis Bartr. ex Marsh.	American Fly-honeysuckle	N
Lonicera dioica L.	Limber Honeysuckle, Red Honeysuckle	N
Lonicera fragrantissima Lindl. & Paxton	Winter Honeysuckle, Sweet Breath-of-spring	I
Lonicera japonica Thunb.	Japanese Honeysuckle	I
Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maximowicz var. maackii	Amur Honeysuckle	I
Lonicera morrowii Gray	Morrow's Honeysuckle	I
Lonicera sempervirens L.	Trumpet Honeysuckle, Coral Honeysuckle	N
Lonicera standishii Jacq.	Standish's Honeysuckle	I
Lonicera tatarica L.	Tartarian Honeysuckle	I
Lonicera xylosteum L.	European Fly-honeysuckle	I
Lonicera ×bella Zabel	Showy Honeysuckle	I
Lophocolea appalachiana R. M. Schuster		N
Lophocolea bidentata (L.) Dumort.
Lophocolea coadunata (Sw.) Mont.		N
Lophocolea heterophylla (Schrad.) Dum.		N
Lophocolea minor Nees		N
Lorinseria areolata (L.) Presl	Netted Chain Fern	N
Lotus corniculatus L.	Bird's-foot Trefoil	I
Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.	Slender Birdsfoot-trefoil	I
Ludwigia alata Elliott	Winged Seedbox, Winged Primrose-willow	N
Ludwigia alternifolia L.	Seedbox, Alternate-leaved Seedbox	N
Ludwigia bonariensis (M. Micheli) Hara	Carolina Primrose-willow	I
Ludwigia brevipes (B.H. Long ex Britt., A. Braun & Small) Eames	Long Beach Seedbox, Long Beach Primrose-willow	N
Ludwigia decurrens Walter	Wing-leaved Primrose-willow, Winged Water-primrose	N
Ludwigia glandulosa Walter	Cylindric-fruited Primrose-willow	N
Ludwigia hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) Zardini, Gu, & Raven	Large-flowered Primrose-willow, Common Water-primrose	I
Ludwigia hirtella Raf.	Rafinesque's Seedbox, Spindleroot	N
Ludwigia leptocarpa (Nuttall) Hara	Angle-stem Primrose-willow, Angle-stem Water-primrose	N
Ludwigia linearis Walter	Narrow-leaved Seedbox	N
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott	Marsh Seedbox, Common Water-purslane	N
Ludwigia peploides (H.B.K.) Raven var. glabrescens (Kuntze)Shinners	Floating Primrose-willow, Creeping Water-primrose	I
Ludwigia pilosa Walter	Hairy Seedbox, Hairy Primrose-willow	N
Ludwigia polycarpa Short & Peter	Many-fruited Primrose-willow
Ludwigia ravenii Peng	Raven's Seedbox, Raven's Primrose-willow	N
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa Elliott	Globe-fruited Seedbox, Globe-fruited Primrose-willow	N
Ludwigia virgata Michx.	Savanna Seedbox, Savanna Primrose-willow	N
Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. var. acutangula	Sponge Gourd	I
Luffa aegyptiaca P. Mill.	Sponge Gourd, Vegetable Gourd	I
Lunaria annua Linnaeus	Annual Honesty, Money Plant, Silver-dollar	I
Lunularia cruciata (L.) Dumort. ex Lindb.		I
Lupinus perennis L.	Sundial Lupine	N
Luzula acuminata Raf.	Hairy Woodrush	N
Luzula acuminata Raf. var. acuminata	Northern Hairy Woodrush	N
Luzula acuminata Raf. var. carolinae (S. Wats.) Fern.	Southern Hairy Woodrush	N
Luzula bulbosa (Wood) Smyth & Smyth	Bulbous Woodrush	N
Luzula echinata (Small) F.J. Hermann	Spreading Woodrush	N
Luzula multiflora (Ehrhart) Lejeune var. multiflora	Common Woodrush	N
Lycium barbarum L.	Common Matrimony-vine, Wolfberry, Goji Berry	I
Lycium chinense P. Miller	Chinese Wolfberry	I
Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill	Foxtail Clubmoss	N
Lycopodiella appressa (Chapman) Cranfill	Southern Bog Clubmoss	N
Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub	Northern Bog Clubmoss	N
Lycopodiella ×gilmanii A. Haines		N
Lycopodium clavatum L.	Staghorn Clubmoss, Running Clubmoss	N
Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Bart.	American Bugleweed	N
Lycopus angustifolius Elliott	Narrow-leaf Bugleweed, Southern Bog Water Horehound	N
Lycopus europaeus L.	European Bugleweed, Gypsywort	I
Lycopus rubellus Moench	Taper-leaf Water Horehound, Stalked Water Horehound	N
Lycopus uniflorus Michx.	Northern Bugleweed	N
Lycopus virginicus L.	Virginia Bugleweed, Virginia Water Horehound	N
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Swartz	Japanese Climbing Fern	I
Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw.	American Climbing Fern, Hartford Fern	N
Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. foliosiflora (Michx.) Fern.	Southern Maleberry, He-Huckleberry	N
Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina	Maleberry, He-Huckleberry	N
Lyonia lucida (Lam.) K. Koch	Shining Fetterbush	N
Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don	Staggerbush	N
Lysimachia clethroides Duby	Gooseneck Loosestrife	I
Lysimachia japonica Thunberg	Japanese Loosestrife	I
Lysimachia nummularia L.	Moneywort, Creeping Jenny	I
Lysimachia quadrifolia L.	Whorled Loosestrife	N
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P.	Swamp Loosestrife, Bog Loosestrife, Swamp Candles	N
Lysimachia vulgaris L	Garden Loosestrife, Yellow Loosestrife	I
Lythrum alatum Pursh	Northern Winged Loosestrife	N
Lythrum lanceolatum Elliott	Southern Winged Loosestrife	N
Lythrum lineare L.	Narrow-leaf Loosestrife, Wand Loosestrife, Salt Marsh Loosestrife	N
Lythrum salicaria L.	Purple Loosestrife	I