Mt. Cuba Center
The Copeland family dedicated their Mt. Cuba estate to conserving the native plants that they cherished for future generations to enjoy in their natural setting. Today, the Center is passionately committed to preserving the rich flora of the Appalachian Piedmont Region through conservation, horticulture, and education & research.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Juncus tenuis | Poverty Rush Path Rush | |
Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar Eastern Redcedar Virginia Juniper Red Juniper Pencil Cedar Carolina Cedar Red Savin | |
Kalmia angustifolia | Sheep Laurel Lambkill Kalmia Lambkill | |
Kalmia carolina | Carolina Laurel | |
Kalmia cuneata | Whitewicky White Wicky | |
Kalmia latifolia | Mountain Laurel Calico Bush Kalmia Mountain-laurel | |
Kalmia polifolia | Bog Laurel Pale Laurel Swamp Laurel | |
Krigia montana | Mountain Dwarfdandelion | |
Lachnocaulon beyrichianum | Southern Bogbutton | |
Leucothoe axillaris | Coastal Doghobble Coast Leucothoe | |
Leiophyllum buxifolium | Sandmyrtle Sand-myrtle | |
Lespedeza capitata | Roundhead Lespedeza Roundhead Bush-clover Round-headed Lespedeza Round-headed Bush-clover | |
Leucothoe fontanesiana | Highland Doghobble Drooping Leucothoe | |
Litsea aestivalis | Pondspice | |
Listera australis | Southern Twayblade | |
Lindera benzoin | Northern Spicebush Spicebush Wild Allspice | |
Lithospermum canescens | Hoary Puccoon | |
Lilium canadense | Canada Lily Canadian Lily Wild Yellow Lily | |
Lilium catesbaei | Pine Lily Southern Red Lily Catesby's Lily | |
Lilium canadense ssp. editorum | Canada Lily | |
Liatris cylindracea | Ontario Blazing Star Ontario Gayfeather Ontario Liatris Dwarf Blazing Star Dwarf Gayfeather Dwarf Liatris | |
Lilium grayi | Gray's Lily | |
Liatris gracilis | Slender Blazing Star Slender Gayfeather Slender Liatris | |
Liatris helleri | Heller's Blazing Star Heller's Gayfeather Heller's Liatris | |
Lilium iridollae | Pot-of-Gold Lily Panhandle Lily | |
Liparis liliifolia | Brown Widelip Orchid Large Twayblade | |
Lilium michauxii | Carolina Lily | |
Liatris microcephala | Smallhead Blazing Star Smallhead Gayfeather Smallhead Liatris | |
Lilium michiganense | Michigan Lily Turk's Cap Lily | |
Lilium philadelphicum | Wood Lily | |
Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum | Western Wood Lily Western Red Lily Wood Lily | |
Liatris pilosa | Shaggy Blazing Star Shaggy Gayfeather Shaggy Liatris Grass-leaf Blazingstar | |
Lilium pyrophilum | Sandhills Lily | |
Liatris scariosa | Devil's Bite Large Blazing Star Large Gayfeather Large Liatris Savanna Blazing Star Savanna Gayfeather Savanna Liatris | |
Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii | Nieuwland's Blazing Star Nieuwland's Gayfeather Nieuwland's Liatris | |
Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star Dense Gayfeather Dense Liatris Marsh Blazing Star Marsh Gayfeather Marsh Liatris | |
Liatris squarrosa | Scaly Blazing Star Scaly Gayfeather Scaly Liatris | |
Liatris squarrulosa | Appalachian Blazing Star Appalachian Gayfeather Appalachian Liatris | |
Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum American Sweetgum Red Gum White Gum Star-leaved Gum Starleaf Gum Alligator Tree Satin Walnut Bilsted Liquidambar | |
Lilium superbum | Turk's-cap Lily | |
Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip Tree Tulip Poplar Yellow Poplar | |
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | |
Lonicera canadensis | American Fly Honeysuckle | |
Lonicera flava | Yellow Honeysuckle | |
Lobelia puberula | Downy Lobelia | |
Lonicera sempervirens | Coral Honeysuckle Trumpet Honeysuckle Woodbine | |
Lobelia siphilitica | Great Blue Lobelia | |
Luzula acuminata | Hairy Woodrush | |
Ludwigia hirtella | Spindleroot | |
Lupinus perennis | Sundial Lupine Wild Lupine | |
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