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
Grassy foliage & an inflorescence of several dense spikes

Photo Credit: son_gismo · CC BY 2.0

Carex grayiName author: J.CareyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genusGray's Sedge guide
Carthamus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Esin Üstün from Istanbul, Turkey · CC BY 2.0

Carthamus tinctoriusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genusCarthamus guide
Celosia — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Quadell ( talk ) ( Uploads ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Celosia argenteaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeCelosia genusCelosia guide Plume Celosia guide
Giant Feather Grass — Close up of flowers.

Photo Credit: Xemenendura · CC BY-SA 4.0

Celtica giganteaName author: (Link) F.M.Vázquez & BarkworthAccepted speciesPoaceaeCeltica genusGiant Feather Grass guide
Close-up on dense, cattail-like spike of grain

Photo Credit: Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0

Cenchrus americanusName author: (L.) MorroneAccepted speciesPoaceaeCenchrus genusPearl Millet guide
Oriental Fountain Grass — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Erhan yelekci · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cenchrus orientalisName author: (Rich.) MorroneAccepted speciesPoaceaeCenchrus genusOriental Fountain Grass guide
Fountain Grass — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Cenchrus setaceusName author: (Forssk.) MorroneAccepted speciesPoaceaeCenchrus genusFountain Grass guide
Cornflower — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Orikrin1998 · CC BY 3.0

Centaurea cyanusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genusCornflower guide
Saffron Thistle — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Peggy Greb · Public domain

Centaurea solstitialisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genusSaffron Thistle guide
Flower and Leaves

Photo Credit: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0

Ceratostigma willmottianumName author: StapfAccepted speciesPlumbaginaceaeCeratostigma genusChinese Plumbago guide
Quince Blossom — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Hladac · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chaenomeles speciosaName author: (Sweet) NakaiAccepted speciesRosaceaeChaenomeles genusQuince Blossom guide
Waxflower — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Peripitus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Chamelaucium uncinatumName author: SchauerAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeChamelaucium genusWaxflower guide
Inland Sea Oats — Flowers - November - Wake Co., NC

Photo Credit: Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0

Chasmanthium latifoliumName author: (Michx.) H.O.YatesAccepted speciesPoaceaeChasmanthium genusInland Sea Oats guide
Close up of flower

Photo Credit: Kristine Paulus · CC BY 2.0

Chelone lyoniiName author: PurshAccepted speciesPlantaginaceaeChelone genusPink Turtlehead guide
No photo yetChlidanthus fragransName author: Herb.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeChlidanthus genusPerfumed Fairy Lily guide
Areca Palm — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Ping an Chang · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chrysalidocarpus lutescensName author: H.Wendl.Accepted speciesArecaceaeChrysalidocarpus genusAreca Palm guide
Flowers and buds

Photo Credit: Superior National Forest · CC BY 2.0

Cirsium altissimumName author: (L.) HillAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genusTall Thistle guide
Related genus guideSwamp Thistle
Cirsium muticum

Photo Credit: Superior National Forest · CC BY 2.0

Cirsium muticumName author: Michx.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genusSwamp Thistle guide
Related genus guideTall Thistle
Close-up of two white flowers.

Photo Credit: Motohiro Sunouchi · CC BY 2.0

Clematis cirrhosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeClematis genusWinter-Flowering Clematis guide
leaves and flowers

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

Clematis rectaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeClematis genusBush Clematis guide
leaves and flowers

Photo Credit: Guérin Nicolas · CC BY-SA 3.0

Clivia miniataName author: (Lindl.) BosseAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeClivia genusClivia guide
leaves and flowers

Photo Credit: Yercaud-elango · CC BY-SA 3.0

Coix lacryma-jobiName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPoaceaeCoix genusJob's Tears guide
Silver Coleus — Close up of leaf

Photo Credit: Peter Halasz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Coleus argentatusName author: (S.T.Blake) P.I.Forst. & T.C.WilsonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeColeus genusSilver Coleus guide
Lily of the Valley — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0

Convallaria majalisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeConvallaria genusLily of the Valley 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.