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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.

57 species · CornusShowing 1–24

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
Flower and leaves

Photo Credit: Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cornus albaL.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genusTatarian Dogwood guide
Related genus guideDogwood
No photo yetCornus alternifoliaL.f.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus amomumMill.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus asperifoliaMichx.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus austrosinensisW.P.Fang & W.K.HuAccepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus bretschneideriL.HenryAccepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus canadensisL.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus capitataWall.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus chinensisWangerinAccepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus controversaHemsl.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus darvasica(Pojark.) Pilip.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus discifloraMoc. & Sessé ex DC.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus drummondiiC.A.Mey.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus excelsaKunthAccepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus eydeanaQ.Y.Xiang & Y.M.ShuiAccepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
Dogwood — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cornus floridaL.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genusDogwood guide
Related genus guideTatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus foeminaMill.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus glabrataBenth.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus hemsleyiC.K.Schneid. & WangerinAccepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus hongkongensisHemsl.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus ibericaWoronowAccepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus koehneanaWangerinAccepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus kousaBürger ex HanceAccepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
No photo yetCornus macrophyllaWall.Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genus
Related genus guidesDogwood Tatarian Dogwood
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 480 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.