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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 1,129–1,152

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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 yetHesperantha schlechteriName author: (Baker) R.C.FosterAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha scopulosaName author: Hilliard & B.L.BurttAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha secundaName author: Goldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha spicataName author: (Burm.f.) N.E.Br.Accepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha stenosiphonName author: GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha sufflavaName author: GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha teretifoliaName author: GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha truncatulaName author: GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha umbricolaName author: GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha vaginataName author: (Sweet) GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperantha woodiiName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genus
Related genus guideCrimson Flag Lily
No photo yetHesperoxiphion herreraeName author: (Diels ex R.C.Foster) RavennaAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperoxiphion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHesperoxiphion huilenseName author: RavennaAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperoxiphion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHesperoxiphion niveumName author: (Ravenna) RavennaAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperoxiphion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHesperoxiphion pardalisName author: (Ravenna) RavennaAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperoxiphion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHesperoxiphion peruvianumName author: (Baker) BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperoxiphion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIris acutilobaName author: C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris adriaticaName author: Trinajstić ex MiticAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris afghanicaName author: WendelboAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris aitchisoniiName author: (Baker) Boiss.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris albertiName author: RegelAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris albomarginataName author: R.C.FosterAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris alexeenkoiName author: Grossh.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris almaatensisName author: PavlovAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
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.