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
Rice Flower — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Geoff Derrin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ozothamnus diosmifoliusName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeOzothamnus genusRice Flower guide
Peony — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Ulf Eliasson · CC BY-SA 3.0

Paeonia lactifloraName author: Pall.Accepted speciesPaeoniaceaePaeonia genusPeony guide
Oriental Poppy — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Christian Orlandi · CC BY-SA 4.0

Papaver orientaleName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPapaveraceaePapaver genusOriental Poppy guide
Red flower

Photo Credit: Kathleen Moore · CC BY 2.0

Papaver rhoeasName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPapaveraceaePapaver genusField Poppy guide
Poppy Pods — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 3.0

Papaver somniferumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPapaveraceaePapaver genusPoppy Pods guide
Flowers

Photo Credit: Peterwchen · CC BY-SA 4.0

Parthenium integrifoliumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeParthenium genusWild Quinine guide
Passionflower — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Franz van Duns · CC BY-SA 4.0

Passiflora caeruleaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPassifloraceaePassiflora genusPassionflower guide
Blossom in spring in Moore County

Photo Credit: Susan Strine · CC BY 2.0

Penstemon laevigatusName author: AitonAccepted speciesPlantaginaceaePenstemon genusSmooth Beardtongue guide
Related genus guidePenstemon
Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' flowers

Photo Credit: Kathleen Moore · CC BY 2.0

Pentas lanceolataName author: (Forssk.) DeflersAccepted speciesRubiaceaePentas genusEgyptian Starcluster guide
Red Bistort — Flowers

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

Persicaria amplexicaulisName author: (D.Don) Ronse Decr.Accepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genusRed Bistort guide
Flower

Photo Credit: Stefan.lefnaer · CC BY-SA 4.0

Persicaria orientalisName author: (L.) SpachAccepted speciesPolygonaceaePersicaria genusKiss-Me-Over-the-Garden-Gate guide
Mock Orange — botanical reference

Photo Credit: No machine-readable author provided. Rainer Bielefeld assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain

Philadelphus coronariusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesHydrangeaceaePhiladelphus genusMock Orange guide
Close up of flower and stem

Photo Credit: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0

Phlomis fruticosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaePhlomis genusJerusalem Sage guide
A bee nectaring on showy white flowers of 'Minnie Pearl' Pender

Photo Credit: Nancy Kurul · CC BY 4.0

Phlox carolinaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genusCarolina Phlox guide
Flowers

Photo Credit: Malcolm Manners · CC BY 2.0

Phlox drummondiiName author: Hook.Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genusAnnual Phlox guide
Flowers

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

Phlox maculataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genusMeadow Phlox guide
Flower

Photo Credit: Epibase · CC BY 3.0

Phlox paniculataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPolemoniaceaePhlox genusGarden Phlox guide
Ninebark — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Physocarpus opulifoliusName author: (L.) Maxim.Accepted speciesRosaceaePhysocarpus genusNinebark guide
Related genus guideTiny Wine Ninebark
Flower

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

Physostegia virginianaName author: (L.) Benth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaePhysostegia genusObedient Plant guide
Related genus guideMiss Manners Obedient Plant
Pieris — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pieris japonicaName author: (Thunb.) D.Don ex G.DonAccepted speciesEricaceaePieris genusPieris guide
Chinese Pittosporum — botanical reference

Photo Credit: A. Barra · CC BY 3.0

Pittosporum heterophyllumName author: Franch.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaePittosporum genusChinese Pittosporum guide
Related genus guidePittosporum
Pittosporum — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pittosporum tenuifoliumName author: Gaertn.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaePittosporum genusPittosporum guide
Related genus guideChinese Pittosporum
flat, bell-shaped, bluish-purple bloom with 5 pointed lobes

Photo Credit: Cindy Christian · CC BY 4.0

Platycodon grandiflorusName author: (Jacq.) A.DC.Accepted speciesCampanulaceaePlatycodon genusBalloon Flower guide
No photo yetPojarkovia pojarkovaeName author: (Schischk.) GreuterAccepted speciesAsteraceaePojarkovia genusNarrow-Spiked Ligularia 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.