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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.

332 species · IrisShowing 217–240

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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 yetIris pseudomedaName author: Salimb. & H.SaeidiAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris pseudonothaName author: GalushkoAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris pseudopumilaName author: TineoAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris pskemensisName author: RukšānsAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris pumilaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris purdyiName author: Eastw.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris qinghainicaName author: Y.T.ZhaoAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris ramsayiName author: T.Hall & B.MathewAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris regis-uzziaeName author: FeinbrunAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris reichenbachianaName author: KlattAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris reichenbachiiName author: Heuff.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris relictaName author: Colas.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
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Iris reticulataName author: M.Bieb.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genusNetted Iris guide
No photo yetIris revolutaName author: Colas.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris rodionenkoiName author: (Lazkov & Naumenko) T.HallAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris rosenbachianaName author: RegelAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris rossiiName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris rudolphiiName author: F.O.Khass., Esankulov & AchilovaAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris ruthenicaName author: Ker Gawl.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris rutherfordiiName author: J.Mart.Rodr., P.Vargas, Carine & JuryAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris sabinaName author: N.Terracc.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris sanguineaName author: Hornem.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris sariName author: Schott ex BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris genus
No photo yetIris savannarumName author: SmallAccepted speciesIridaceaeIris 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 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.