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 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 yetCalligonum yengisaricumName author: Z.M.MaoAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeCalligonum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalligonum zaidamenseName author: Losinsk.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeCalligonum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalligonum zakiroviiName author: (Khalk.) Czerep.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeCalligonum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalligonum × barsukienseName author: SoskovAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeCalligonum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalligonum × bubyriiName author: B.Fedtsch. ex PavlovAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeCalligonum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalligonum × pseudodubjanskyiName author: SoskovAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeCalligonum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalligonum × zaissanomuravljanskyiName author: SoskovAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeCalligonum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentrostegia thurberiName author: A.Gray ex Benth.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeCentrostegia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe angustifoliaName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe bilobaName author: GoodmanAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe blakleyiName author: HardhamAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe brevicornuName author: Torr.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe breweriName author: S.WatsonAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe clevelandiiName author: ParryAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe commisuralisName author: J.RémyAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe corrugataName author: (Torr.) Torr. & A.GrayAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe cuspidataName author: S.WatsonAccepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe dasyanthaName author: Phil.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe densaName author: Phil.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe deserticolaName author: Phil.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe diffusaName author: Benth.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe douglasiiName author: Benth.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe fasciculataName author: Phil.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChorizanthe fimbriataName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaeChorizanthe 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.