Glossary
| Local Name |
Local Name is a term used for a name used in a particular region or community.. . Local Name is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described. |
| Long-Season Variety |
In horticulture, Long-Season Variety describes a cultivar needing a long warm season. Long-Season Variety is most useful when paired with accurate labels and source history. In fig collecting, shorthand or naming terms should never replace careful provenance, photos, and grower notes. |
| Long-Styled Flower |
Long-Styled Flower means a fig flower whose style length usually prevents wasp egg laying in practical plant language. Long-Styled Flower affects how figs set, hold, or develop fruit, especially when comparing common figs with Smyrna, San Pedro, or caprifig-related behavior. |
| Lost Label |
Lost Label is a term used for a plant whose identifying label has been lost.. . Lost Label is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described. |
| Low Tunnel |
Low Tunnel is a term used for a short covered structure used for protection.. . Low Tunnel is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described. |
| LSU |
LSU refers to Louisiana State University, especially the LSU AgCenter fig breeding and selection work that produced or distributed several figs discussed by collectors. When LSU appears in a fig name, it is part of provenance and breeding-history context. It should not be treated as a flavor group or guarantee of performance; each LSU-associated cultivar still needs to be evaluated on its own traits and local adaptation. |


