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
Coastal Tickseed — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Pollinator · CC BY-SA 3.0

Coreopsis gladiataName author: WalterAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCoreopsis genusCoastal Tickseed guide
flowers and leaves

Photo Credit: Andrey Zharkikh · CC BY 2.0

Coreopsis lanceolataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCoreopsis genusLanceleaf Coreopsis guide
Swamp Tickseed — botanical reference

Photo Credit: no rights reserved · CC0

Coreopsis palustrisName author: SorrieAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCoreopsis genusSwamp Tickseed guide
Flowers

Photo Credit: Jason Hollinger · CC BY 2.0

Coreopsis tinctoriaName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCoreopsis genusPlains Coreopsis guide
leaves and flowers

Photo Credit: Jim the Photographer · CC BY 2.0

Coreopsis tripterisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCoreopsis genusTall Coreopsis guide
Flower and leaves

Photo Credit: Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cornus albaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genusTatarian Dogwood guide
Related genus guideDogwood
Dogwood — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cornus floridaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCornaceaeCornus genusDogwood guide
Related genus guideTatarian Dogwood
Pampas Grass — botanical reference

Photo Credit: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cortaderia selloanaName author: (Schult. & Schult.f.) Asch. & Graebn.Accepted speciesPoaceaeCortaderia genusPampas Grass guide
Buttercup Winterhazel — flowers

Photo Credit: Wouter Hagens · CC0

Corylopsis paucifloraName author: Siebold & Zucc.Accepted speciesHamamelidaceaeCorylopsis genusButtercup Winterhazel guide
No photo yetCorylopsis platypetalaName author: Rehder & E.H.WilsonAccepted speciesHamamelidaceaeCorylopsis genusChinese Winter Hazel guide
Spike Winterhazel — Flower close up

Photo Credit: Yoko Nekonomania · CC BY 2.0

Corylopsis spicataName author: Siebold & Zucc.Accepted speciesHamamelidaceaeCorylopsis genusSpike Winterhazel guide
Chocolate Cosmos — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Björn Appel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cosmos atrosanguineusName author: (Hook.) VossAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCosmos genusChocolate Cosmos guide
Related genus guidesCosmos Sulphur Cosmos
Cosmos — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Joydeep · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cosmos bipinnatusName author: Cav.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCosmos genusCosmos guide
Cosmos sulphureus

Photo Credit: Autumn Aromas · CC BY 2.0

Cosmos sulphureusName author: Cav.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCosmos genusSulphur Cosmos guide
Related genus guidesCosmos Chocolate Cosmos
Smokebush — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Alexander Dunkel · CC BY-SA 2.5

Cotinus coggygriaName author: Scop.Accepted speciesAnacardiaceaeCotinus genusSmokebush guide
Close up of flower

Photo Credit: Alex Popovkin · CC BY 2.0

Crinum americanumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeCrinum genusAmerican Crinum Lily guide
Zigzag Crocosmia — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crocosmia paniculataName author: (Klatt) GoldblattAccepted speciesIridaceaeCrocosmia genusZigzag Crocosmia guide
Curcuma — botanical reference

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

Curcuma alismatifoliaName author: Gagnep.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genusCurcuma guide
Related genus guideTurmeric Flower
Turmeric Flower — Flower stalk with white bracts and yellow flowers.

Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 2.0

Curcuma longaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genusTurmeric Flower guide
Related genus guideCurcuma
Flowers

Photo Credit: Meneerke Bloem · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cynanchica gussoneiName author: (Boiss.) P.Caputo & Del GuacchioAccepted speciesRubiaceaeCynanchica genusPink Woodruff guide
Cynara cardunculus bud and inflorescence

Photo Credit: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cynara cardunculusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCynara genusCardoon guide
Cynoglossum amabile

Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 2.0

Cynoglossum amabileName author: Stapf & J.R.Drumm.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genusChinese Forget-Me-Not guide
Form

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

Cyperus papyrusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCyperus genusPapyrus guide
Related genus guidesDwarf Papyrus Umbrella Palm
Cyperus prolifer

Photo Credit: Vengolis · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cyperus proliferName author: Lam.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCyperus genusDwarf Papyrus guide
Related genus guidesPapyrus Umbrella Palm
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.