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
Great Solomon's Seal — Polygonatum biflorum- leaves

Photo Credit: James St. John · CC BY 4.0

Polygonatum biflorumName author: (Walter) ElliottAccepted speciesAsparagaceaePolygonatum genusGreat Solomon's Seal guide
Related genus guideDwarf Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum humile

Photo Credit: Salicyna · CC BY-SA 4.0

Polygonatum humileName author: Fisch. ex Maxim.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaePolygonatum genusDwarf Solomon's Seal guide
Related genus guideGreat Solomon's Seal
King Protea — botanical reference

Photo Credit: S Molteno · Public domain

Protea cynaroidesName author: (L.) L.Accepted speciesProteaceaeProtea genusKing Protea guide
Related genus guidesProtea Pink Mink Protea
Pink Mink Protea — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Melburnian · CC BY 2.5

Protea neriifoliaName author: R.Br.Accepted speciesProteaceaeProtea genusPink Mink Protea guide
Related genus guidesProtea King Protea
Prunus caroliniana

Photo Credit: Chris Alberti · CC BY 4.0

Prunus carolinianaName author: (Mill.) AitonAccepted speciesRosaceaePrunus genusCarolina Cherry Laurel guide
Related genus guideCherry Blossom
Cherry Blossom — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0

Prunus serrulataName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesRosaceaePrunus genusCherry Blossom guide
Related genus guideCarolina Cherry Laurel
Limonium Suworowii — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Salicyna · CC BY-SA 4.0

Psylliostachys suworowiiName author: (Regel) RoshkovaAccepted speciesPlumbaginaceaePsylliostachys genusLimonium Suworowii guide
Flowers Buds June 2021 Cabarrus

Photo Credit: Hope Duckworth · CC BY 4.0

Pycnanthemum tenuifoliumName author: Schrad.Accepted speciesLamiaceaePycnanthemum genusNarrowleaf Mountain Mint guide
Craspedia — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia · CC BY 2.0

Pycnosorus globosusName author: F.L.Bauer ex Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePycnosorus genusCraspedia guide
Ranunculus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ranunculus asiaticusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genusRanunculus guide
daisy-like flower with reddish "petals" and an elongate "eye"

Photo Credit: Jeff Coffman · CC BY 2.0

Ratibida columniferaName author: (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeRatibida genusMexican Hat guide
Related genus guideGray-Headed Coneflower
pinnate foliage and heads with yellow disk flowers.

Photo Credit: Frank Mayfield · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ratibida pinnataName author: (Vent.) BarnhartAccepted speciesAsteraceaeRatibida genusGray-Headed Coneflower guide
Related genus guideMexican Hat
Paper Daisy — botanical reference

Photo Credit: No machine-readable author provided. Dlanglois assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rhodanthe chlorocephalaName author: (Turcz.) Paul G.WilsonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeRhodanthe genusPaper Daisy guide
Rosa chinensis

Photo Credit: houroumono · CC BY 2.0

Rosa chinensisName author: Jacq.Accepted speciesRosaceaeRosa genusChina Rose guide
Flower detail

Photo Credit: Salicyna · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rosa lucieaeName author: Franch. & Rochebr. ex Crép.Accepted speciesRosaceaeRosa genusMemorial Rose guide
Pink flowers and green compound leaves

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

Rosa setigeraName author: Michx.Accepted speciesRosaceaeRosa genusPrairie Rose guide
flower and leaves (summer in Moore county)

Photo Credit: Susan Strine · CC BY 2.0

Rudbeckia fulgidaName author: AitonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeRudbeckia genusOrange Coneflower guide
Black-eyed Susan — botanical reference

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

Rudbeckia hirtaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeRudbeckia genusBlack-eyed Susan guide
Bloom

Photo Credit: Kathy Sill · CC BY 4.0

Rudbeckia laciniataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeRudbeckia genusCutleaf Coneflower guide
Rudbeckia maxima

Photo Credit: peganum · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rudbeckia maximaName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeRudbeckia genusGiant Coneflower guide
Daisy flowers with yellow rays and dark disk.

Photo Credit: Aaron Volkening · CC BY 2.0

Rudbeckia subtomentosaName author: PurshAccepted speciesAsteraceaeRudbeckia genusSweet Coneflower guide
in summer in Moore county: close up of flowers and leaves

Photo Credit: Susan Strine · CC BY 2.0

Rudbeckia trilobaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeRudbeckia genusBrown-Eyed Susan guide
Israeli Ruscus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: laurha from España · CC BY 2.0

Ruscus hypophyllumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeRuscus genusIsraeli Ruscus guide
Curly Willow — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Salix babylonicaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesSalicaceaeSalix genusCurly Willow 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.