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Botanical Taxon Crop Sector Sort descending Examination Office Country Downloads
Lantana L. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Laurus nobilis L. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Lavatera L.; Lavatera thuringiaca L. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Leucanthemum Mill.; Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC.; Leucanthemum × superbum (Bergmans ex J. W. Ingram) D. H. Kent Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer; Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don; Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don x Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer; Leucothoe keiskei Miq. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Leycesteria formosa Wall. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Ligularia dentata (A. Gray) H. Hara Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Ligustrum delavayanum Har. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Ligustrum Ibota Siebold Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Lobularia Desv.; Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Lonicera nitida E. H. Wilson Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Lupinus L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Lysimachia L.; Lysimachia barystachys Bunge; Lysimachia barystachys Bunge x L. clethroides Duby; Lysimachia clethroides Duby; Lysimachia fortunei Maxim. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Magnolia L.; Magnolia grandiflora L.; Magnolia kobus DC.; Magnolia laevifolia (Y. W. Law & Y. F. Wu) Noot. (syn.: Michelia yunnanensis Franch. ex Finet & Gagnep.); Magnolia × loebneri Kache × Magnolia × soulangeana Soul.-Bod. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Masdevallia Ruiz & Pav. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Medinilla Gaudich.; Medinilla magnifica Lindl. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Miscanthus Andersson; Miscanthus sinensis (Thunb.) Andersson; M. × giganteus J. M. Greef & Deuter ex Hodk. & Renvoize (M. sacchariflorus × M. sinensis); M. sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Franch. × M. sinensis Andersson Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench; Molinia arundinacea Schrank; Molinia arundinacea Schrank x Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Monarda L.; Monarda didyma L.; Monarda bradburiana L. C. Beck x Monarda didyma L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Monstera sp.; M. adansonii Schott; M. obliqua Miq. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Muehlenbeckia complexa (A. Cunn.) Meisn. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Myosotis × parviflora (Schur) Domin. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Nandina domestica Thunb. Ex. Murray Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Nepenthes L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Nepeta L.; Nepeta subsessilis Maxim.; Nepeta × faassenii Bergmans ex Stearn Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Nepeta L.; Nepeta subsessilis Maxim.; Nepeta × faassenii Bergmans ex Stearn Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Nephrolepis Schott Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Nyssa sp. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Ozothamnus diosmifolius (Vent.) DC. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Paeonia L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Passiflora L. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Paulownia L. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Penstemon Schmidel; Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth; Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth × Penstemon heterophyllus Lindl.; Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims; Penstemon hartwegii Benth.; Penstemon heterophyllus Lindl. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Peperomia Ruiz et Pav.; Peperomia caperata Yunck.; Peperomia puteolata Trel; Peperomia peruviana; Peperomia argyreia (Miq.) E. Morren; Peperomia marmorata Hook. F; Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr.; Peromia vestita C.DC. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Perovskia Kar. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Philodendron Schott; Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott ex Kunth; Philodendron verrucosum L. Mathieu ex Schott; Philodendron hederaceum (Jacq.) Schott; Philodendron wendlandii Schott Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm.; Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm. x Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Phlox amplifolia Britton Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Phlox drummondii Hook.; Phlox subulata L.; Phlox × procumbens Lehm. (syn. Phlox stolonifera Sims × P. subulata L.); Phlox L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Photinia Lindl.; Photinia × fraseri Dress; Photinia glabra (Thunb.) Franch. & Sav. ; Photinia serratifolia (Desf.) Kalkman; Photinia × fraseri Dress × Photinia serratifolia (Desf.) Kalkman Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Picea A. Dietr. Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Pieris D. Don Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Pilea peperomioides Diels Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Pittosporum Banks ex Gaertn.; Pittosporum heterophyllum Franch.; Pittosporum tenuifolium Gaertn.; Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) W. T. Aiton × P. heterophyllum Franch. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco; Thuja L. Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland