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 - Wake Co., NC

Photo Credit: Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0

Miscanthus sinensisName author: AnderssonAccepted speciesPoaceaeMiscanthus genusChinese Silver Grass guide
Purple Moor Grass — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Elke Freese · CC BY-SA 3.0

Molinia caeruleaName author: (L.) MoenchAccepted speciesPoaceaeMolinia genusPurple Moor Grass guide
Bells of Ireland — botanical reference

Photo Credit: HelloMojo · CC BY-SA 3.0

Moluccella laevisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeMoluccella genusBells of Ireland guide
Shoot with opposite leaves & terminal cluster of pink flowers.

Photo Credit: Hope Duckworth · CC BY 4.0

Monarda fistulosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeMonarda genusWild Bergamot guide
pink bracts subtending pale yellow, violet-speckled flowers.

Photo Credit: johnx12 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Monarda punctataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeMonarda genusSpotted Beebalm guide
Monstera — botanical reference

Photo Credit: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Monstera deliciosaName author: Liebm.Accepted speciesAraceaeMonstera genusMonstera guide
Lindheimer's Muhly — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

Muhlenbergia lindheimeriName author: Hitchc.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMuhlenbergia genusLindheimer's Muhly guide
Grape Hyacinth — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Opioła Jerzy (Poland) · CC BY 2.5

Muscari armeniacumName author: H.J.VeitchAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeMuscari genusGrape Hyacinth guide
Related genus guideAtlantic Grape Hyacinth
Muscari atlanticum

Photo Credit: Ricy Layson · CC BY 3.0

Muscari atlanticumName author: Boiss. & Reut.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeMuscari genusAtlantic Grape Hyacinth guide
Related genus guideGrape Hyacinth
Forget-me-not — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Kev22 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Myosotis sylvaticaName author: Hoffm.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMyosotis genusForget-me-not guide
Southern Wax Myrtle — Leaves

Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 4.0

Myrica ceriferaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesMyricaceaeMyrica genusSouthern Wax Myrtle guide
Poet's Narcissus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Meneerke bloem · CC BY-SA 3.0

Narcissus poeticusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeNarcissus genusPoet's Narcissus guide
Form

Photo Credit: Zachi Evenor · CC BY 3.0

Narcissus tazettaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeNarcissus genusBunchflower Daffodil guide
Nerine — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Cillas · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nerine bowdeniiName author: W.WatsonAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeNerine genusNerine guide
Nicotiana sylvestris flowers

Photo Credit: Kathleen Moore · CC BY 2.0

Nicotiana sylvestrisName author: Speg.Accepted speciesSolanaceaeNicotiana genusWoodland Tobacco guide
Nigella — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Wildfeuer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Nigella damascenaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeNigella genusNigella guide
Nipponanthemum nipponicum

Photo Credit: Marcia Boyle · CC BY 4.0

Nipponanthemum nipponicumName author: (Franch. ex Maxim.) Kitam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeNipponanthemum genusMontauk Daisy guide
No photo yetOcimum basilicumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genusBasil guide
No photo yetOlea europaeaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesOleaceaeOlea genusOlive guide
Iceland Poppy — botanical reference

Photo Credit: W. Pfahler · CC BY-SA 4.0

Oreomecon nudicaulisName author: (L.) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & GalassoAccepted speciesPapaveraceaeOreomecon genusIceland Poppy guide
Oregano — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Origanum vulgareName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeOriganum genusOregano guide
Orlaya — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Garonzi Stefania · CC BY 4.0

Orlaya grandifloraName author: (L.) Hoffm.Accepted speciesApiaceaeOrlaya genusOrlaya guide
Common Star of Bethlehem — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Meneerke bloem · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ornithogalum umbellatumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOrnithogalum genusCommon Star of Bethlehem guide
Related genus guideOrnithogalum
Tweedia — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0

Oxypetalum coeruleumName author: (D.Don ex Sweet) Decne.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeOxypetalum genusTweedia 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.