A WIDER WORLD OF FLOWERS

Species with flower guides

From familiar garden flowers to species you have yet to meet. Explore the flowering plant tree through accepted scientific names, botanical families, and synonyms.

Species with guides
425
Linked flower guides
429
Botanical families
78
Genera
283

Counts reflect your current filters. Each linked guide has an exact species match; some species have more than one guide. Browse all 1,230 florist guides for the full collection, including cultivars and hybrids.

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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.

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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
White tubular flowers with 4 corolla lobes & burgundy center

Photo Credit: Yoko Nekonomania · CC BY 2.0

Abeliophyllum distichumName author: NakaiAccepted speciesOleaceaeAbeliophyllum genusWhite Forsythia guide
Spreading habit in bloom

Photo Credit: Ανώνυμος Βικιπαιδιστής · CC BY 3.0

Acanthus mollisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genusBear's Breeches guide
Spiny Bear's Breeches — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 3.0

Acanthus spinosusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genusSpiny Bear's Breeches guide
Achillea filipendulina close up of flower

Photo Credit: Yerpo · CC BY-SA 3.0

Achillea filipendulinaName author: Lam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genusFernleaf Yarrow guide
Related genus guidesYarrow Woolly Yarrow
Yarrow — botanical reference

Photo Credit: SAplants · CC BY-SA 4.0

Achillea millefoliumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genusYarrow guide
Related genus guidesFernleaf Yarrow Woolly Yarrow
Flower and stem

Photo Credit: Tuxyso · CC BY-SA 3.0

Acmella oleraceaName author: (L.) R.K.JansenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAcmella genusElectric Daisy guide
Flowers

Photo Credit: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0

Agapanthus praecoxName author: Willd.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAgapanthus genusEarly Agapanthus guide
Related genus guideAgapanthus
'Golden Jubilee' flower

Photo Credit: Debbie Roos · CC BY 2.0

Agastache foeniculumName author: (Pursh) KuntzeAccepted speciesLamiaceaeAgastache genusAnise Hyssop guide
Flower and leaves close up

Photo Credit: Hope Duckworth · CC BY 4.0

Agastache rugosaName author: (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) KuntzeAccepted speciesLamiaceaeAgastache genusKorean Mint guide
Tuberose — botanical reference

Photo Credit: SKsiddhartthan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Agave amicaName author: (Medik.) Thiede & GovaertsAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genusTuberose guide
Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon' flowers

Photo Credit: Kathleen Moore · CC BY 2.0

Ageratum houstonianumName author: Mill.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAgeratum genusFloss Flower guide
Agrostemma — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0

Agrostemma githagoName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeAgrostemma genusAgrostemma guide
Ajania pacifica

Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 2.0

Ajania pacificaName author: (Nakai) K.Bremer & HumphriesAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAjania genusPacific Chrysanthemum guide
Alchemilla mollis

Photo Credit: M. Martin Vincent · CC BY 2.0

Alchemilla mollisName author: (Buser) Rothm.Accepted speciesRosaceaeAlchemilla genusLady's Mantle guide
Flower bud

Photo Credit: Salicyna · CC BY-SA 4.0

Allium aflatunenseName author: B.Fedtsch.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genusPersian Onion guide
Flowers

Photo Credit: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 3.0

Allium cristophiiName author: Trautv.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genusStar of Persia guide
Allium giganteum

Photo Credit: Kathleen Moore · CC BY 4.0

Allium giganteumName author: RegelAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genusGiant Ornamental Onion guide
Flower buds 'Purple Sensation'

Photo Credit: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova · CC BY-SA 4.0

Allium hollandicumName author: R.M.FritschAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genusDutch Ornamental Onion guide
Turkistan Onion — Flower Form

Photo Credit: BS Thurner Hof · CC BY-SA 3.0

Allium karatavienseName author: RegelAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genusTurkistan Onion guide
Flower

Photo Credit: Ettore Balocchi · CC BY 2.0

Allium neapolitanumName author: CirilloAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genusNaples Garlic guide
Flower

Photo Credit: Mike Pete · CC BY-SA 4.0

Allium sphaerocephalonName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genusDrumstick Allium guide
Ginger — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Octave Fargier · CC BY 2.0

Alpinia purpurataName author: (Vieill.) K.Schum.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeAlpinia genusGinger guide
Parrot Lily — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Dave Whitinger · CC BY-SA 3.0

Alstroemeria psittacinaName author: Lehm.Accepted speciesAlstroemeriaceaeAlstroemeria genusParrot Lily guide
Amaranthus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Tubifex · CC BY-SA 3.0

Amaranthus caudatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genusAmaranthus guide
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.