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 - Fall - Wake Co., NC

Photo Credit: Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0

Solidago canadensisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSolidago genusCanada Goldenrod guide
Solidago juncea

Photo Credit: Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC BY-SA 3.0

Solidago junceaName author: AitonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSolidago genusEarly Goldenrod guide
Solidago nemoralis

Photo Credit: Joshua Mayer · CC BY-SA 4.0

Solidago nemoralisName author: AitonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSolidago genusGray Goldenrod guide
Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece'

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

Solidago sphacelataName author: Raf.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSolidago genusAutumn Goldenrod guide
Yellow Indiangrass — Inflorescence

Photo Credit: Matt Lavin · CC BY-SA 2.0 DE

Sorghastrum nutansName author: (L.) NashAccepted speciesPoaceaeSorghastrum genusYellow Indiangrass guide
No photo yetSpodiopogon sibiricusName author: Trin.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSpodiopogon genusFrost Grass guide
No photo yetSporobolus airoidesName author: (Torr.) Torr.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genusAlkali Dropseed guide
Lamb's Ear — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stachys byzantinaName author: K.KochAccepted speciesLamiaceaeStachys genusLamb's Ear guide
Flower

Photo Credit: Michael Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stachyurus praecoxName author: Siebold & Zucc.Accepted speciesStachyuraceaeStachyurus genusEarly Stachyurus guide
Flower and Leaves

Photo Credit: Sergei Kazantsev · CC BY-SA 4.0

Staphylea colchicaName author: StevenAccepted speciesStaphyleaceaeStaphylea genusCaucasian Bladdernut guide
Stephanotis — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Lenore Edman from Sunnyvale, CA · CC BY 2.0

Stephanotis floribundaName author: JacquesAccepted speciesApocynaceaeStephanotis genusStephanotis guide
Large leaves & white and blue flowers.

Photo Credit: Jorge Franganillo · CC BY 2.0

Strelitzia nicolaiName author: Regel & Körn.Accepted speciesStrelitziaceaeStrelitzia genusWhite Bird of Paradise guide
Related genus guideBird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Gabriel Collares · CC BY 4.0

Strelitzia reginaeName author: BanksAccepted speciesStrelitziaceaeStrelitzia genusBird of Paradise guide
Related genus guideWhite Bird of Paradise
Snowberry — botanical reference

Photo Credit: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Symphoricarpos albusName author: (L.) S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesCaprifoliaceaeSymphoricarpos genusSnowberry guide
Monte Casino Aster — botanical reference

Photo Credit: davecz2 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Symphyotrichum ericoidesName author: (L.) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSymphyotrichum genusMonte Casino Aster guide
Many purple flowers of 'Purple Dome' cultivar

Photo Credit: Drew Avery · CC BY 2.0

Symphyotrichum novae-angliaeName author: (L.) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSymphyotrichum genusNew England Aster guide
Flowers

Photo Credit: Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0

Symphyotrichum oblongifoliumName author: (Nutt.) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSymphyotrichum genusAromatic Aster guide
Aster prenanthoides

Photo Credit: Fritz-Flohr-Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0

Symphyotrichum prenanthoidesName author: (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSymphyotrichum genusCrooked-Stemmed Aster guide
Syringa oblata var Ozz

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

Syringa oblataName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesOleaceaeSyringa genusEarly Lilac guide
Flowers and stem

Photo Credit: Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY 2.0

Syringa persicaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesOleaceaeSyringa genusPersian Lilac guide
Related genus guidesLilac Early Lilac View all 10
Japanese Tree Lilac — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Herman, D. E., et al. (1996). North Dakota tree handbook. · Public domain

Syringa reticulataName author: (Blume) H.HaraAccepted speciesOleaceaeSyringa genusJapanese Tree Lilac guide
Related genus guidesLilac Early Lilac View all 10
Syringa villosa

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

Syringa villosaName author: VahlAccepted speciesOleaceaeSyringa genusLate Lilac guide
Related genus guidesLilac Early Lilac View all 10
Lilac — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Jjron · CC BY-SA 3.0

Syringa vulgarisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesOleaceaeSyringa genusLilac guide
Marigold — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Reinhold Möller Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tagetes erectaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genusMarigold guide
Related genus guideSignet Marigold
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.