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It includes flora taxa that are native to Louisiana. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Louisiana" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. That is, the geographic region is defined by its political ...
Leucothoe axillaris is a shrub native to the southeastern United States, with the common names swamp dog-laurel and coastal dog-hobble. It has been reported from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia. It grows on floodplains in coastal areas at elevations of less than 200 m (660 ft). [2] [3]
Louisiana's 3 million acres of wetlands are lost at the rate about 75 square kilometers annually, but reducing these losses is proving to be difficult and costly. [4] In an attempt to slow the rate of loss and perhaps halt the overall trend, resource managers in Louisiana apply various techniques to restore damaged or degraded habitats to functioning wetland systems. [5]
Smilax rotundifolia, also known as roundleaf greenbrier [2] or common greenbrier, is a woody vine native to the southeastern and eastern United States and eastern Canada. [1] [3] [4] It is a common and conspicuous part of the natural forest ecosystems in much of its native range. The leaves are glossy green, petioled, alternate, and circular to ...
Andersonglossum virginianum, known as southern wild comfrey, [1] is a flowering plant in the borage family native to North America. [2] [3] It is also sometimes called blue houndstongue. Formerly placed in the genus Cynoglossum, it was transferred to the genus Andersonglossum in 2015. [4]
Oxalis grandis, commonly known as great yellow woodsorrel or large yellow wood sorrel, [3] is an annual plant and herb in the woodsorrel family.It is native to the eastern United States from Georgia north to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, west as far as Louisiana.
This Gulf Coast species is an extremely large blue native plant, found commonly in the City of New Orleans. [10] In the state of Louisiana, the iris grows natively in freshwater marshes, swamps, and woody wetlands. Yet only a few remaining native, wild-growing irises can be found in Louisiana wetlands, located 20 to 30 miles north of New ...
The trunk can have a diameter up to 25 centimeters (10 inches). The flowers are pink, with a pleasant scent. The fruits are up to 3 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in diameter, and have an aromatic scent and a pear-like shape. [4] [5]