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 73–96
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Gladiolus deserticolaGoldblattAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus dichrous(Bullock) GoldblattAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus diluvialisGoldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus dolichosiphonGoldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus dolomiticusOberm.Accepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus dzavakheticusEristaviAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus eckloniiLehm.Accepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus elliotiiBakerAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus emiliaeL.BolusAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus engysiphonG.J.LewisAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus equitansThunb.Accepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus erectiflorusBakerAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus exalatusGoldblatt & Blittersd.Accepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus exiguusG.J.LewisAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus exilisG.J.LewisAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus fenestratusGoldblattAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus ferrugineusGoldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus filiformisGoldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus flanaganiiBakerAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus flavoviridisGoldblattAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus floribundusJacq.Accepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus fourcadei(L.Bolus) Goldblatt & M.P.de VosAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus gallaecicusPau ex J.-M.Tison & GirodAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus | |
| No photo yet | Gladiolus geardiiL.BolusAccepted species | IridaceaeGladiolus genus |
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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 datasetWhat 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.