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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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295 species · GladiolusShowing 265–288

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetGladiolus uitenhagensisGoldblatt & VlokAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus undulatusL.Accepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus unguiculatusBakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus usambarensisMarais ex GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus uysiaeL.Bolus ex G.J.LewisAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus vaginatusF.BolusAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus vandermerwei(L.Bolus) Goldblatt & M.P.de VosAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus variegatus(G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus variusF.BolusAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus velutinusDe Wild.Accepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus venustusG.J.LewisAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus verdickiiDe Wild. & T.DurandAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus vernusOberm.Accepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus vexillareMartelliAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus vigilansBarnardAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus vinosomaculatusKiesAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus violaceolineatusG.J.LewisAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus virescensThunb.Accepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus virgatusGoldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus virgineusGoldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus viridiflorusG.J.LewisAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus watermeyeriL.BolusAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus watsonioidesBakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
No photo yetGladiolus watsoniusThunb.Accepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genus
Related genus guidesGladiolus Peacock Gladiolus
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.