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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.

1,383 species in PolygonaceaeShowing 817–840

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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 yetPersepolium spinosumName author: (H.Gross) Yurtseva & MavrodievAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersepolium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPersicaria acuminataName author: (Kunth) M.GómezAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria alpinaName author: Gross.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria amphibiaName author: (L.) DelarbreAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
Red Bistort — Flowers

Photo Credit: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0

Persicaria amplexicaulisName author: (D.Don) Ronse Decr.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genusRed Bistort guide
No photo yetPersicaria arcuataName author: (Greene) GreeneAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria arifoliaName author: (L.) HaraldsonAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria attenuataName author: (R.Br.) SojákAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria barbataName author: (L.) HaraAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria bicornisName author: (Raf.) Nieuwl.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria bistortaName author: (L.) Samp.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria bungeanaName author: (Turcz.) NakaiAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria caespitosaName author: (Blume) NakaiAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria campanulataName author: (Hook.f.) Ronse Decr.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria capitataName author: (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.GrossAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria chinensisName author: (L.) H.GrossAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria cliopolitanaName author: (Hance) Yonek. & H.OhashiAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria decipiensName author: (R.Br.) K.L.WilsonAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria dichotomaName author: (Blume) Masam.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria dubiaName author: (Stein ex A.Braun) Fourr.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria extremiorientalisName author: (Vorosch.) TzvelevAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria ferrugineaName author: (Wedd.) SojákAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria foliosaName author: (H.Lindb.) Kitag.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genus
No photo yetPersicaria glabraName author: (Willd.) M.GómezAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria 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.