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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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
Salix caprea

Photo Credit: Phil Sellens · CC BY 2.0

Salix capreaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesSalicaceaeSalix genusGoat Willow guide
Japanese Pussy Willow — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Dalgial · CC BY-SA 3.0

Salix chaenomeloidesName author: KimuraAccepted speciesSalicaceaeSalix genusJapanese Pussy Willow guide
Painted Tongue — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Nadiatalent · CC BY-SA 4.0

Salpiglossis sinuataName author: Ruiz & Pav.Accepted speciesSolanaceaeSalpiglossis genusPainted Tongue guide
Spike of red, 2-lipped flowers.

Photo Credit: Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0

Salvia coccineaName author: Buc'hoz ex Etl.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeSalvia genusScarlet Sage guide
Related genus guidesSalvia Rosemary View all 10
Spike of red, 2-lipped flowers.

Photo Credit: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0

Salvia elegansName author: VahlAccepted speciesLamiaceaeSalvia genusPineapple Sage guide
Related genus guidesSalvia Rosemary View all 10
Spikes of 2-lipped deep purple-blue flowers.

Photo Credit: Carol Tierney · CC BY 4.0

Salvia farinaceaName author: Benth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeSalvia genusMealycup Sage guide
Related genus guidesSalvia Rosemary View all 10
Erect or ascending spikes of yellow, fuzzy flowers.

Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 2.0

Salvia madrensisName author: Seem.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeSalvia genusForsythia Sage guide
Related genus guidesSalvia Rosemary View all 10
Erect spikes of small violet flowers.

Photo Credit: 3268zauber · CC BY-SA 3.0

Salvia nemorosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeSalvia genusWoodland Sage guide
Related genus guidesSalvia Rosemary View all 10
No photo yetSalvia rosmarinusName author: Spenn.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeSalvia genusRosemary guide
small plant with spikes of red flowers.

Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 2.0

Salvia splendensName author: Sellow ex NeesAccepted speciesLamiaceaeSalvia genusRed Salvia guide
Related genus guidesSalvia Rosemary View all 10
Spike of blue flowers with large bee.

Photo Credit: K. M. · CC BY 2.0

Salvia uliginosaName author: Benth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeSalvia genusBog Sage guide
Related genus guidesSalvia Rosemary View all 10
Branched purple inflorescence bearing purple flowers.

Photo Credit: Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY 2.0

Salvia yangiiName author: B.T.DrewAccepted speciesLamiaceaeSalvia genusRussian Sage guide
Related genus guidesSalvia Rosemary View all 10
Close-up on a single bell-like orange flower

Photo Credit: Sid Mosdell · CC BY 2.0

Sandersonia aurantiacaName author: Hook.Accepted speciesColchicaceaeSandersonia genusChristmas Bells guide
Cotton Lavender — Santolina chamaecyparissus

Photo Credit: Herbolario Allium · CC BY 2.0

Santolina chamaecyparissusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSantolina genusCotton Lavender guide
Saponaria — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Robert Flogaus-Faust · CC BY 4.0

Saponaria officinalisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeSaponaria genusSaponaria guide
Scabiosa — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Rouibi Dhia Eddine Nadjm · CC BY-SA 4.0

Scabiosa atropurpureaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaprifoliaceaeScabiosa genusScabiosa guide
Related genus guideButterfly Blue Scabiosa
Leaves and stem

Photo Credit: Magnus Manske · CC BY-SA 2.5

Schizanthus pinnatusName author: Ruiz & Pav.Accepted speciesSolanaceaeSchizanthus genusButterfly Flower guide
blue star-shaped flowers

Photo Credit: color line · CC BY 2.0

Scilla luciliaeName author: (Boiss.) SpetaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genusGlory of the Snow guide
No photo yetSecale cerealeName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPoaceaeSecale genusCereal Rye guide
Blushing Bride — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Melburnian · CC BY 3.0

Serruria floridaName author: KnightAccepted speciesProteaceaeSerruria genusBlushing Bride guide
Maltese Cross — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Wouter Hagens · Public domain

Silene chalcedonicaName author: (L.) E.H.L.KrauseAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeSilene genusMaltese Cross guide
Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Photo Credit: Kristine Paulus · CC BY 4.0

Sisyrinchium angustifoliumName author: Mill.Accepted speciesIridaceaeSisyrinchium genusNarrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass guide
Sisyrinchium mucronatum

Photo Credit: Judy Gallagher · CC BY 2.0

Sisyrinchium mucronatumName author: Michx.Accepted speciesIridaceaeSisyrinchium genusNeedle-Tipped Blue-Eyed Grass guide
Related genus guideNarrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass
Skimmia — botanical reference

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

Skimmia japonicaName author: Thunb.Accepted speciesRutaceaeSkimmia genusSkimmia 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.