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
Italian Ruscus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Daderot · Public domain

Danae racemosaName author: (L.) MoenchAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeDanae genusItalian Ruscus guide
Queen Anne's Lace — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Kieran Roy Powell · CC BY 4.0

Daucus carotaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesApiaceaeDaucus genusQueen Anne's Lace guide
Larkspur — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Alberto Salguero · CC BY-SA 3.0

Delphinium ajacisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeDelphinium genusLarkspur guide
No photo yetDelphinium carolinianumName author: WalterAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeDelphinium genusCarolina Larkspur guide
Form in bloom in mass planting at Longwood Gardens in May

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

Delphinium grandiflorumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeDelphinium genusSiberian Larkspur guide
Flower and leaves

Photo Credit: KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0

Dendrobium gracilicauleName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeDendrobium genusBlotched Cane Orchid guide
Form

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

Deschampsia cespitosaName author: (L.) P.Beauv.Accepted speciesPoaceaeDeschampsia genusTufted Hair Grass guide
Cluster of white star-shaped flowers.

Photo Credit: Tim Green · CC BY 2.0

Deutzia scabraName author: Thunb.Accepted speciesHydrangeaceaeDeutzia genusFuzzy Deutzia guide
Dianthus armeria

Photo Credit: Olibac · CC BY 2.0

Dianthus armeriaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genusDeptford Pink guide
Sweet William — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Kor!An (Андрей Корзун) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Dianthus barbatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genusSweet William guide Dianthus Green Trick guide
Carnation — botanical reference

Photo Credit: 草花写真館 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Dianthus caryophyllusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genusCarnation guide Mini Carnation guide
Leaves and flowers

Photo Credit: Krzysztof Ziarnek · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dicentra eximiaName author: (Ker Gawl.) Torr.Accepted speciesPapaveraceaeDicentra genusFringed Bleeding Heart guide
Ookow — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Xerantheum · CC BY-SA 3.0

Dichelostemma congestumName author: (Sm.) KunthAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeDichelostemma genusOokow guide
Related genus guideFirecracker Flower
Dichelostemma ida-maia

Photo Credit: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0

Dichelostemma ida-maiaName author: (Alph.Wood) GreeneAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeDichelostemma genusFirecracker Flower guide
Related genus guideOokow
Foxglove — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Jörg Hempel · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Digitalis purpureaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPlantaginaceaeDigitalis genusFoxglove guide
Several pink petalled flowers with a brownish orange center

Photo Credit: Tony Fischer · CC BY 2.0

Echinacea angustifoliaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinacea genusNarrowleaf Purple Coneflower guide
Echinacea pallida

Photo Credit: Llez · CC BY-SA 3.0

Echinacea pallidaName author: (Nutt.) Nutt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinacea genusPale Purple Coneflower guide
leaves and flowers

Photo Credit: Kristine Paulus · CC BY 2.0

Echinacea paradoxaName author: BrittonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinacea genusYellow Coneflower guide
Coneflower — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Echinacea purpureaName author: (L.) MoenchAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinacea genusConeflower guide
A group of plants with purple daisy flowers.

Photo Credit: Sonia Hill · CC BY 2.0

Echinacea simulataName author: McGregorAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinacea genusGlade Coneflower guide
leaves and flowers

Photo Credit: Funke · CC BY-SA 4.0

Echinacea tennesseensisName author: (Beadle) SmallAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinacea genusTennessee Coneflower guide
Globe Thistle — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Isidre blanc · CC BY-SA 4.0

Echinops ritroName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genusGlobe Thistle guide
Hanging clusters of flower buds covered with silky hairs.

Photo Credit: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0

Edgeworthia chrysanthaName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesThymelaeaceaeEdgeworthia genusPaperbush guide
Ornithogalum — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Håkan Bergknut · CC BY-SA 4.0

Eliokarmos thyrsoidesName author: (Jacq.) Raf.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeEliokarmos genusOrnithogalum 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.