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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

Find a flower. Follow its family.

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.

809 species in CommelinaceaeShowing 721–744

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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 yetTradescantia hertweckiaeName author: M.Pell.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia hirsuticaulisName author: SmallAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia hirsutifloraName author: BushAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia hirtaName author: D.R.HuntAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia huehuetecaName author: (Standl. & Steyerm.) D.R.HuntAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia humilisName author: RoseAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia leiandraName author: Torr.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia llamasiiName author: MatudaAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia longipesName author: E.S.Anderson & WoodsonAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia masoniiName author: MatudaAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia maysillesiiName author: MatudaAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia mcvaughiiName author: D.R.HuntAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia mirandaeName author: MatudaAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia mixtecanaName author: Hern.-Cárdenas, López-Ferr. & EspejoAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia monospermaName author: BrandegeeAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia mundulaName author: KunthAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia murilloaeName author: Zamudio, Espejo, López-Ferr. & CejaAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia nuevoleonensisName author: MatudaAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia occidentalisName author: (Britton) SmythAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis

Photo Credit: Geoff Gallice · CC BY 2.0

Tradescantia ohiensisName author: Raf.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genusOhio Spiderwort guide
No photo yetTradescantia orchidophyllaName author: Rose & Hemsl.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia ozarkanaName author: E.S.Anderson & WoodsonAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia pallidaName author: (Rose) D.R.HuntAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia pedicellataName author: CelarierAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
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 980 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.