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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 49–72

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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 yetPhlox ovataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
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Phlox paniculataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genusGarden Phlox guide
No photo yetPhlox pattersoniiName author: PratherAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox peckiiName author: WherryAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox pilosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox pulchraName author: WherryAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox pulvinataName author: (Wherry) CronquistAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox pungensName author: DornAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox pyramidalisName author: Sm.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox richardsoniiName author: Hook.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox rigidaName author: Benth.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox roemerianaName author: ScheeleAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox sibiricaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox solivagaName author: Mayfield & DarrachAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox speciosaName author: PurshAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox stoloniferaName author: SimsAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox subulataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox tenuifoliaName author: E.E.NelsonAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox triovulataName author: Thurb. ex Torr.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox variabilisName author: BrandAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox vermejoensisName author: B.S.LeglerAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox viridisName author: E.E.NelsonAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox viscidaName author: E.E.NelsonAccepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genus
No photo yetPhlox woodhouseiName author: (A.Gray) E.E.NelsonAccepted 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.