A to Z of Wildflowers

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Z
Scientific Name Primary Image Common Name Description
Lactuca virosa Great Lettuce
Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel
Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp. argentatum Yellow Archangel (silver-leaved form)
Lamium album White Dead-nettle
Lamium maculatum Spotted Deadnettle
Lamium purpureum Red Dead-nettle
Lampranthus falciformis Sickle-leaved Dewplant
Lapsana communis Nipplewort
Larix decidua Larch
Lathraea clandestina Purple Toothwort
Lathraea squamaria Toothwort
Lathyrus japonicus Sea Pea
Lathyrus latifolius Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea

A perennial climber with tendrils that flowers from July - September. The leaves are broad and blunt with prominent veins. The blooms are variable, from white to red or pink colours and are followed by long brown seed pods. This is an excellent foodplant for wildlife such as caterpillars, bees and beetles.
Lathyrus nissolia Grass Vetchling
Lathyrus palustris Marsh Pea
Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling
Lathyrus sylvestris Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea
Lavatera arborea Tree-mallow
Lavatera cretica Smaller Tree-mallow
Legousia hybrida Venus'-looking glass
Lemna gibba Fat Duckweed

 Tiny green or reddish plant floating on water. The plant consists of a rounded pad like thallus with a single root.
Lemna minuta Least Duckweed
Lemna trisulca Ivy-leaved Duckweed
Leontodon autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit

This perennial plant flowers from July - September but prior to flowering it resembles the Dandelion in appearance. The leaves are in a rosette form close to the ground and the flowering stem has n
Leontodon hispidus Rough Hawkbit
Leontodon saxatilis Lesser Hawkbit
Lepidium draba Hoary Cress
Lepidium latifolium Dittander

 Tall perennial with ovate leaves. The small white flowers are held in large terminal heads.
Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy
Leucojum aestivum Summer Snowflake
Leucojum vernum Spring Snowflake
Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet
Lilium martagon Martagon Lily
Limonium binervosum Rock Sea-lavender
Linaria purpurea Purple Toadflax
Linaria repens Pale Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax The leaves of the Common Toadflax are blue-green in colour, usually lanceolate although very occasionally linear. Large yellow flowers are approximately 15-30mm long with an orange lip and a yellow po
Linum bienne Pale Flax
Linum catharticum Fairy Flax
Liparis loeselii Fen Orchid
Listera cordata Lesser Twayblade
Listera ovata Common Twayblade
Lithospermum arvense Field Gromwell
Lithospermum officinale Common Gromwell
Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum Purple Gromwell
Lobelia dortmanna Water Lobelia
Lobelia urens Heath Lobelia
Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

A bright yellow flower, with orange tints and some red streaks occasionally. Leaves are 5-lobed, 3 upper and 2 lower (mid-green); spear shaped. The growth of the plant may be erect or prostrate.
Lotus glaber Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus subbiflorus Hairy Bird's-foot-trefoil
Ludwigia palustris Hampshire Purslane
Lunaria annua Honesty
Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush
Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged Robin
Lycopus europaeus Gypsywort

Gypsywort is a perennial and a member of the mint family. It is an erect plant with sparsely branching stems that bear simple opposite leaves arranged in vertical ranks of pairs that are widely spaced on the stem. The base of the stem sends out thin branching runners. The flowers are small and white and form at the junction of the leaf and stem, froming doughnut shaped whorls around the stem.
Lysichiton americanus American Skunk-cabbage

This hardy  herbaceous perennial has yellow flame shaped flowers that bloom in Spring, between March and May while the large shiny, leathery green leaves grow after the plant flowers and last
Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel
Lysimachia punctata Dotted Loosestrife
Lysimachia thyrsiflora Tufted Loosestrife
Lysimachia vulgaris Yellow Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife