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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.

72 species · PhloxShowing 25–48

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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
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Photo Credit: Malcolm Manners · CC BY 2.0

Phlox drummondiiName author: Hook.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genusAnnual Phlox guide
No photo yetPhlox floridanaName author: Benth.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox glaberrimaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox glabrifloraName author: WhitehouseAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox gladiformisName author: (M.E.Jones) E.E.NelsonAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox glutinosaName author: BuckleyAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox griseolaName author: WherryAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox hendersoniiName author: (E.E.Nelson) CronquistAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox hirsutaName author: E.E.NelsonAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox hoodiiName author: RichardsonAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox idahonisName author: WherryAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox kelseyiName author: BrittonAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox longifoliaName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
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Photo Credit: David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0

Phlox maculataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genusMeadow Phlox guide
No photo yetPhlox mesoleucaName author: GreeneAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox mexicanaName author: WherryAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox missoulensisName author: WherryAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox mollisName author: WherryAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox multifloraName author: A.NelsonAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox nanaName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox nivalisName author: G.Lodd.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox nivalisName author: G.Lodd. ex SweetAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox oklahomensisName author: WherryAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox opalensisName author: DornAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox 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.