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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

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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.

2,601 species in IridaceaeShowing 1,033–1,056

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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 yetGladiolus watsoniusName author: Thunb.Accepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
No photo yetGladiolus wilsoniiName author: (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
No photo yetGladiolus woodiiName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
No photo yetGladiolus zambesiacusName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
No photo yetGladiolus zimbabweensisName author: GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
No photo yetGladiolus × dubiusName author: Guss.Accepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
No photo yetGladiolus × lewisiaeName author: Oberm.Accepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
No photo yetGladiolus × sulistrovicusName author: Kaminski, Szczep. & CieslakAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
No photo yetHerbertia amabilisName author: Deble & F.S.AlvesAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerbertia amatorumName author: C.H.WrightAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerbertia darwiniiName author: Roitman & J.A.CastilloAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerbertia furcataName author: (Klatt) RavennaAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerbertia guyunusaeName author: DebleAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerbertia lahueName author: (Molina) GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerbertia pulchellaName author: SweetAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerbertia quareimanaName author: RavennaAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerbertia tigridioidesName author: (Hicken) GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerbertia zebrinaName author: DebleAccepted speciesIridaceaeHerbertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHesperantha acutaName author: (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ker Gawl.Accepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha alboroseaName author: Hilliard & B.L.BurttAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha altimontanaName author: GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha bachmanniiName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha balliiName author: WildAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha bauriiName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
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.