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
Flowers

Photo Credit: Rasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0

Iris reticulataName author: M.Bieb.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genusNetted Iris guide
Iris tectorum

Photo Credit: Photo by Jason Sturner · CC BY 2.0

Iris tectorumName author: Maxim.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genusRoof Iris guide
Leaves and flowers

Photo Credit: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 3.0

Iris unguicularisName author: Poir.Accepted speciesIridaceaeIris genusAlgerian Iris guide
Form in May in East Kazakhstan

Photo Credit: Daria Dru · CC BY 4.0

Ixiolirion tataricumName author: (Pall.) Schult. & Schult.f.Accepted speciesIxioliriaceaeIxiolirion genusSiberian Lily guide
Dusty Miller — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Denis Barthel ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Jacobaea maritimaName author: (L.) Pelser & MeijdenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeJacobaea genusDusty Miller guide
Jasmine Vine — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0

Jasminum polyanthumName author: Franch.Accepted speciesOleaceaeJasminum genusJasmine Vine guide
Flowers

Photo Credit: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0

Kalimeris integrifoliaName author: Turcz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeKalimeris genusPeking Aster guide
Kniphofia — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Kniphofia_uvaria.jpg : Toby Hudson derivative work: 99of9 ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Kniphofia uvariaName author: (L.) OkenAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeKniphofia genusKniphofia guide
Related genus guideHybrid Torch Lily
Full shrub in bloom

Photo Credit: Hans Enderle · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lagerstroemia indicaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLythraceaeLagerstroemia genusCrape Myrtle guide
Bunny Tails — botanical reference

Photo Credit: User:Tigerente · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lagurus ovatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPoaceaeLagurus genusBunny Tails guide
Flower and leaves

Photo Credit: OliBac · CC BY 2.0

Lamprocapnos spectabilisName author: (L.) FukuharaAccepted speciesPapaveraceaeLamprocapnos genusOld-Fashioned Bleeding Heart guide
Sweet Pea — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Aftabbanoori · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lathyrus odoratusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesFabaceaeLathyrus genusSweet Pea guide
Bay Laurel — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us

Laurus nobilisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLauraceaeLaurus genusBay Laurel guide
Lavandula stoechas 'Alba' form

Photo Credit: Kathleen Moore · CC BY 4.0

Lavandula stoechasName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeLavandula genusSpanish Lavender guide
Related genus guidesLavender Lavandin
Lion's Tail — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0

Leonotis leonurusName author: (L.) R.Br.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeLeonotis genusLion's Tail guide
Leucanthemum vulgare

Photo Credit: Jason Pratt · CC BY 2.0

Leucanthemum vulgareName author: Lam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLeucanthemum genusOxeye Daisy guide
Related genus guideShasta Daisy
Silky-Haired Pincushion — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Tony Rebelo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Leucospermum vestitumName author: (Lam.) RourkeAccepted speciesProteaceaeLeucospermum genusSilky-Haired Pincushion guide
Related genus guidePincushion Protea
Blue Lyme Grass — Leymus arenarius. Growing on the dunes

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

Leymus arenariusName author: (L.) Hochst.Accepted speciesPoaceaeLeymus genusBlue Lyme Grass guide
Monarch on flowers

Photo Credit: USFWS Mountain-Prairie · CC BY 2.0

Liatris asperaName author: Michx.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genusRough Blazing Star guide
Close up of flower

Photo Credit: Nadiatalent · CC BY-SA 4.0

Liatris ligulistylisName author: (A.Nelson) K.Schum.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genusMeadow Blazing Star guide
Form

Photo Credit: David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0

Liatris microcephalaName author: K.Schum.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genusDwarf Blazing Star guide
Liatris — botanical reference

Photo Credit: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Liatris spicataName author: (L.) Willd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genusLiatris guide
Flowers/Leaves - Aug. 11 - Wake Co., NC

Photo Credit: Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0

Lilium formosanumName author: A.WallaceAccepted speciesLiliaceaeLilium genusFormosa Lily guide
Flowers

Photo Credit: F. D. Richards · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lilium regaleName author: E.H.WilsonAccepted speciesLiliaceaeLilium genusRegal Lily 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.