A WIDER WORLD OF FLOWERS

The botanical directory

From familiar garden flowers to species you have yet to meet. Explore the flowering plant tree through accepted scientific names, botanical families, and synonyms.

Accepted species
347,476
Synonym names
710,971
Botanical families
430
Genera
13,895

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Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

Scientific names and synonyms are searchable from two characters. Familiar florist names link to their broader genus; common names are not available for every species.

292 species in ColchicaceaeShowing 193–216

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Photos show the identified species; cultivars and commercial forms can vary. Related genus guides cover other plants in the same group. Name authors credit the botanists behind a scientific name; “L.” stands for Carl Linnaeus. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.

Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetDisporum viridescensName author: (Maxim.) NakaiAccepted speciesColchicaceaeDisporum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDisporum xilingenseName author: X.X.Zhu & Lin ZhangAccepted speciesColchicaceaeDisporum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDisporum × hishiyamanumName author: K.SuzukiAccepted speciesColchicaceaeDisporum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGloriosa baudiiName author: (A.Terracc.) Chiov.Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
No photo yetGloriosa carsoniiName author: BakerAccepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
No photo yetGloriosa flavovirensName author: (Dammer) J.C.Manning & Vinn.Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
No photo yetGloriosa lindeniiName author: (Baker) J.C.Manning & Vinn.Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
No photo yetGloriosa littonioidesName author: (Welw. ex Baker) J.C.Manning & Vinn.Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
No photo yetGloriosa modestaName author: (Hook.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
No photo yetGloriosa revoiliiName author: (Franch.) J.C.Manning & Vinn.Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
No photo yetGloriosa rigidifoliaName author: (Bredell) J.C.Manning & Vinn.Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
No photo yetGloriosa sessilifloraName author: Nordal & BinghamAccepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
No photo yetGloriosa simplexName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genus
Related genus guideGloriosa Lily
Gloriosa Lily — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Macvivo at English Wikipedia ( Original text: Samwise Gamgee ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Gloriosa superbaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genusGloriosa Lily guide
No photo yetHexacyrtis dickianaName author: DinterAccepted speciesColchicaceaeHexacyrtis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIphigenia boinensisName author: H.PerrierAccepted speciesColchicaceaeIphigenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIphigenia indicaName author: (L.) A.Gray ex KunthAccepted speciesColchicaceaeIphigenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIphigenia magnificaName author: Ansari & R.S.RaoAccepted speciesColchicaceaeIphigenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIphigenia mysorensisName author: Arekal & S.N.RamaswamyAccepted speciesColchicaceaeIphigenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIphigenia oliveriName author: Engl.Accepted speciesColchicaceaeIphigenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIphigenia pallidaName author: BakerAccepted speciesColchicaceaeIphigenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIphigenia paucifloraName author: MartelliAccepted speciesColchicaceaeIphigenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIphigenia ratnagiricaName author: S.M.Almeida & M.R.AlmeidaAccepted speciesColchicaceaeIphigenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIphigenia robustaName author: BakerAccepted speciesColchicaceaeIphigenia genusNo guide yet
THE SOURCE & THE SCOPE

A living reference.
A documented starting point.

Taxonomy changes as plants are studied. This directory preserves the accepted names and synonym relationships in a specific World Flora Online release, so you can trace every entry to its source.

View the June 2026 source dataset

What is included?

All 347,476 accepted species classified under Angiosperms in this snapshot, plus 710,971 names treated as synonyms of those species. Flowering trees, grasses, and other less familiar flowering plants belong here too.

Is this every flower that has ever existed?

No complete list of every historical or undiscovered species exists. This collection excludes unresolved names, subspecies and varieties as separate records, non-flowering plants, and most cultivated forms. It is not a complete fossil or cultivar register.

Can I order these flowers?

A botanical record does not establish cut-flower availability or suitability for an arrangement. Our 1230 florist guides cover commercial flowers, specialty garden cuts, and foliage, with design notes, photos, and calculator links. Calculator selection uses that florist collection; other ingredients can be entered as custom items.

Taxonomy: World Flora Online Consortium · CC0 public domain · Published June 21, 2026. Photographs and editorial florist guides have separate credits.