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Lablab Bean – see Dolichos lablab, Lablab purpureus

Lablab purpureus – 8(29, 80); 11(82); 14(55); 16(68, 69); 17(65, 67); 18(67)

Lace Bark – see Brachychiton discolor

Lacewings – 7(73)

Lactuca sativa – 14(55); 16(67); 17(67); 19(67)

Lady Bank’s Rose – see Rosa banksiae

Lady beetles – 7(73)

Lady of the Night – see Cestrum nocturnum; Brunfelsia americana

Lady Palm - see Rhapis excelsa

Lady Slipper Vine – see Thunbergia mysorensis

Lady’s Fingers – see Abelmoschus esculentus

Lady’s Purse – see Calceolaria

Laelia - 2(48); 9(68); 14(30)

Laelia purpurata – 10(45)

Laeliocattleya - 14(30)

Lagenaria siceraria – 17(67); 18(66)

Lagerstroemia – 4(89)

Lagerstroemia floribunda – 13(42); 18(11)

Lagerstroemia indica - 2(60); 3(16); 5(69); 10(68); 12(14)

Lagerstroemia speciosa - 2(60); 11(54)

Lagos Spinach – see Celosia argentea var. argentea

Lagunaria patersonia – 16(18)

Lamb’s Ears – see Stachys byzantina

Lampranthus aurantiacus – 9(90); 11(41)

Lantana – 6(98)

Large Butcher’s Broom – see Ruscus hypophyllum

Large Mock Olive – see Notolaea longifolia

Large-fruited Orange-thorn – see Pittosporum spinescens

Large-leafed Glory-bush – see Tibouchina heteromalla

Large-leaved Glory-bush – see Tibouchina heteromalla

Larkspur – see Delphinium

Latania lontaroides – 12(54, 57)

Late Crepe-Myrtle – see Lagerstroemia floribunda

Lathyrus odoratus – 18(69)

Laurus nobilis - 17(50, 51)

Lavandula – 11(82); 17(32)

Lavandula dentata – 8(67); 12(13); 16(72)

Lavandula stoechas ‘Avonview’ – 16(12)

Lavandula x allardii – 11(10)

Lavandula x allardii x dentata ‘Derwent Grey’ – 12(9)

Lavender – 4(48); 5(69); 11(10)

Lavender Star – see Grewia occidentalis

Lavender, French – see Lavandula dentata

Lavender, Italian – see Lavandula stoechas

Lawn bettle larvae – 11(86-88)

Lawn Chamomile – see Chamaemelum nobile; Anthemis nobilis

Lawn seed – 7(82-83)

Lawn, drought management – 3(82)

Lawn, grey mould – 15(64)

Lawsonia enermis – 8(60), 12(69)

Lawsonia inerme – should be Lawsonia enermis

Leaf Cactus – see Pereskia aculeata

Leaf Ginseng – see Talinum triangulare

Leaf Mustard – see Brassica juncea

Leaf rust – 10(60)

Leather Fern – see Rumohra adiantiformis

Lebanese Cress – see Aethionema cordifolium 

Lebanese Cucumber – 10(87)

Ledebouria petiolata – 10(33)

Ledebouria revoluta – 10(33)

Ledebouria socialis – 10(33)

Ledebouria violacea – 10(33)

Leea indica - 12(54, 58)

Leea rubra - 2(73)

Leek (vegetable) – 14(71); 15(69); also see Allium porrum

Leek Lily – see Bulbine alata

Legumes – 15(49)

Leichhardt Bean – see Cassia brewsteri

Leichhardt Tree – see Nauclea orientalis

Leionema – 6(60)

Lemon Aspen – see Acronychia acidula

Lemon Balm – 5(69); see Melissa officinalis

Lemon Grass – see Cymbopogon citratus

Lemon Grass, Native – see Cymbopogon ambiguus

Lemon Ironbark – see Eucalyptus staigeriana

Lemon Ironwood – see Backhousia citriodora

Lemon Myrtle – see Backhousia citriodora

Lemon Scented Gum - see Corymbia citriodora

Lemon Scented Myrtle - see Backhousia citriodora

Lemon Verbena – see Aloysia citriodora

Lemon Wardnee - see Eucalyptus staigeriana

Lemon-scented Plectranthus – see Plectranthus sp.

Lemon-scented Tea Tree – see Leptospermum petersonii

Leonotis leonorus – see 12(13, 15); 16(13, 16)

Leopard Tree – see Caesalpinia ferrea

Lepiderema pulchella - 1(57); 12(54, 56)

Lepidozamia - 1(61)

Lepidozamia hopei – 17(12)

Lepidozamia peroffskyana – 9(42); 18(18, 20)

Lepironia articulata – 12(54); 17(13, 36, 38)

Leptocneria reducta – 11(47)

Leptospermum – 13(12)

Leptospermum brachyandrum – 3(49)

Leptospermum laevigatum - 1(74); 8(52)

Leptospermum madidum - 2(73, 74); 6(29); 8(78-79)

Leptospermum madidum var. sativum – 12(35)

Leptospermum petersonii – 14(38)

Leptospermum polygalifolium ‘Cardwell’ – 5(69); 6(77); 14(26)

Leptospermum scroparium – 16(72)

Leptospermum semibaccatum – 6(77)

Leptospernum liversidgei – 6(77)

Lettuce – 10(87); 14(71); 15(69); 16(69); see Lactuca sativa

Lettuce Tree – see Pisonia grandis var. alba

Leucadendrons – 8(88)

Leucanthemum x superbum – 14(35)

Leucophyllum frutescens – 16(16)

Levisticum officinale – 17(51)

Licorice Plant – see Helichrysum petiolare

Licuala grandis – 4(12); 13(16); 14(89)

Licuala ramsayi – 11(46); 12(35, 54); 17(12); 18(42)

Lilac Elegance – see Leucophyllum frutescens

Lilac Flame Violet – see Episcia x wilsonii ‘Pinkiscia’

Lilium formosanum – 11(83)

Lilliums – 3(90)

Lily caterpillar - see Spodoptera picta

Lilypilly – see Syzygium

Lima Bean (vegetable) – 14(71); 15(69); 16(69); see Phaseolus lunatus

Lime Light Fern – see Microlepia speluncae

Lime, builders – 16(52)

Lime, Desert – see Citrus glauca

Lime, Finger – see Citrus australasica

Lime, hydrated – 16(52)

Lime, Kaffir– see Citrus hystrix

Lime, Mount White – see Citrus garawayi

Lime, Round – see Citrus australis

Lime, Russel River – see Citrus inodora

Lime, soil additive – 13(77); 15(48); 16(52, 53)

Lime, Tahitian – 12(72)

Limes, Native – 12(72-73)

Limestone – 15(49); 16(52, 53); also see Calcium carbonate

Limnodynasts peronii – 7(70)

Limonium sinuatum - 1(73)

Linaria maroccana – 18(68)

Linospadix monostachya - 2(18)

Lion’s Ear – see Leonotis leonorus

Lion’s Tail – see Leonotis leonorus

Lipstick Palm – see Cyrtostachy renda

Lipstick Plant – see Aeschynanthus

Lipstick Tree – see Bixa orellana

Liquidamber – 4(24); 12(14)

Liquidamber styraciflua – 12(14)

Liquorice Plant – see Helichrysum petiolare

Liriope – 4(11); 5(89, 90); 8(29); 16(70)

Liriope muscari - 2(59); 6(24)

Liriope muscari ‘Evergreen Giant’ – 14(12); 17(73)

Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’ – 10(26)

Lithophyte - 1(25); 7(65)

Lithops – 12(48)

Lithops herrei – 12(48)

Lithops olivacea var. olivacea – 12(48)

Litoria caerulea – 7(70)

Litoria fallax – 7(70)

Litoria rothii – 15(7)

Little Boy Blue – see Otacanthus coeruleus

Little Euodia – see Melicope rubra

Little Kurrajong – see Brachychiton bidwillii

Living Stones – see Lithops

Livingstone Daisy – see Dorotheanthus bellidiformis

Livistona australis – 8(31); 11(73)

Livistona benthami – 9(51)

Livistona decipiens – 6(31); 17(12)

Livistona drudei – 17(12)

Livistona muelleri – 6(31); 17(36, 40)

Livistonia – 17(11)

Lobelia erinus – 15(70); 16(70); 17(68); 18(28, 68)

Lobelia membranacea – 15(73); 16(73)

Lobelia trigonocaulis – 15(34); 16(24, 25)

Lobelia, Native Blue – see Lobelia membranacea

Lobster Claw – see Heliconia bihai

Lobster Flower – see Plectranthus neochilus

Lobularia maritima – 11(83); 16(70); 17(68); 18(28, 69)

Lockjaw, human disease – see Tetanus

Lolium multiflorum – 7(83)

Lolium perenne – 7(83)

Lolly Bush – see Clerodendron floribundum

Lomandra - 1(78); 6(55); 7(13, 62); 8(32); 10(71); 14(35); 16(70)

Lomandra confertifolia – 3(56); 8(32); 12(54, 58); 13(54)

Lomandra hystrix – 7(20); 12(54); 17(68)

Lomandra longifolia – 3(56); 4(11); 17(12)

Lomatia silaifolia – 6(77); 16(24)

Lonchura castaneothorax – 17(44, 45, 46)

Long Bean – see Vigna unguicula var. sequipedalis

Long Leaf Fig – see Ficus bennendijkii ‘Alii’

Long-leaved Bitter Bark – see Petalostigma triloculare

Lonicera cultivars – 17(31, 32)

Lonicera japonica – 11(12, 28)

Loofah – see Luffa aegyptiaca

Lophanthera lactescens – 11(28); 15(73)

Lophostemon confertus – 4(19); 5(69)

Lophostemon lactifluus - 2(74)

Loropetalum chinense – 16(72)

Loropetalum chinense ‘Rassleberry’ – 12(69)

Loropetalum chinense ‘Rubrum’ – 10(68); should be Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum – 13(13)

Lotus - see Nelumbo nucifera

Louisiana Iris – 7(69); 8(12); 18(38)

Lovage – see Levisticum officinale

Love-in-a-mist – see Nigella damascena

Lovejoy – see Episcia x wilsonii ‘Pinkiscia’

Love-lies-bleeding – see Amaranthus caudatus

Lowland Pitpit – see Saccharum edule

Lucabensis Palm – see Dypsis madagascariensis

Lucerne – see Medicago sativa

Ludisia discolor – see Haemaria discolor

Luffa – see Luffa aegyptiaca

Luffa aegyptiaca – 11(82); 14(71); 15(69); 16(67, 69); 17 (65, 67); 18(67)

Luffa cylindrica – see Luffa aegyptiaca

Lychee – 5(68)

Lycianthes rantonnetii – 13(30); 14(73)

Lycopersicon lycopersicum – 7(75); 8(29); renamed Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme

Lycopodiella – 10(38)

Lycopodium – 10(38)

Lycoris aurea – 15(68)

Lysiphyllum cunninghamii - 2(74)

Lysiphyllum hookeri – 16(72)

Lytocaryum weddellianum - 2(18); 15(82)