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
yellow & orange petals, center disk red & yellow florets

Photo Credit: Cindy Christian · CC BY 4.0

Gaillardia aristataName author: PurshAccepted speciesAsteraceaeGaillardia genusGreat Blanket Flower guide
Flower

Photo Credit: Kathleen Moore · CC BY 4.0

Gaillardia pulchellaName author: Foug.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeGaillardia genusFirewheel guide
Gardenia — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Adriel anv00 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gardenia jasminoidesName author: J.EllisAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGardenia genusGardenia guide
Salal — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Robert Flogaus-Faust · CC BY 4.0

Gaultheria shallonName author: PurshAccepted speciesEricaceaeGaultheria genusSalal guide
Flowers and leaves

Photo Credit: Meneerke Bloem · CC BY-SA 3.0

Gillenia trifoliataName author: (L.) MoenchAccepted speciesRosaceaeGillenia genusBowman's Root guide
Close up of flower

Photo Credit: Patrick Standish · CC BY 2.0

Gladiolus murielaeName author: KelwayAccepted speciesIridaceaeGladiolus genusPeacock Gladiolus guide
Related genus guidesGladiolus Byzantine Gladiolus
Gloriosa Lily — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Macvivo at English Wikipedia ( Original text: Samwise Gamgee ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Gloriosa superbaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesColchicaceaeGloriosa genusGloriosa Lily guide
Gomphrena — botanical reference

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

Gomphrena globosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeGomphrena genusGomphrena guide
Flower detail

Photo Credit: Ettrig · CC BY-SA 4.0

Goniolimon tataricumName author: (L.) Boiss.Accepted speciesPlumbaginaceaeGoniolimon genusGerman Statice guide
Annual Baby's Breath — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Hyougushi / Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka, Hyogo, JAPAN · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gypsophila elegansName author: M.Bieb.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeGypsophila genusAnnual Baby's Breath guide
Related genus guideBaby's Breath
Baby's Breath — botanical reference

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

Gypsophila paniculataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeGypsophila genusBaby's Breath guide
Related genus guideAnnual Baby's Breath
Helenium — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0

Helenium autumnaleName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genusHelenium guide
Related genus guidePurple-Headed Sneezeweed
Helenium nudiflorum

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

Helenium flexuosumName author: Raf.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genusPurple-Headed Sneezeweed guide
Related genus guideHelenium
Sunflower — botanical reference

Photo Credit: böhringer friedrich · CC BY-SA 2.5

Helianthus annuusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelianthus genusSunflower guide
Form

Photo Credit: Jomegat · CC BY-SA 3.0

Helianthus divaricatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelianthus genusWoodland Sunflower guide
Related genus guidesSunflower Western Sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Photo Credit: Fritzflohrreynolds · CC BY-SA 3.0

Helianthus occidentalisName author: RiddellAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelianthus genusWestern Sunflower guide
Related genus guidesSunflower Woodland Sunflower
Flowers

Photo Credit: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0

Heliopsis helianthoidesName author: SweetAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHeliopsis genusFalse Sunflower guide
Christmas Rose — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Robert Hundsdorfer · CC BY-SA 2.0 de

Helleborus nigerName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeHelleborus genusChristmas Rose guide
Crimson Flag Lily — botanical reference

Photo Credit: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Hesperantha coccineaName author: (Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesIridaceaeHesperantha genusCrimson Flag Lily guide
Clusters of pink, 4-petaled flowers.

Photo Credit: James St. John · CC BY 2.0

Hesperis matronalisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeHesperis genusDame's Rocket guide
Tuft of scalloped, variegated leaves emerging between rocks.

Photo Credit: Behnke Nurseries, Inc. · CC BY 4.0

Heuchera americanaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesSaxifragaceaeHeuchera genusAmerican Alumroot guide
Related genus guidePretty Pistachio Heuchera
No photo yetHordeum vulgareName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesPoaceaeHordeum genusBarley guide
Hosta plantaginea

Photo Credit: Marcia Boyle · CC BY 4.0

Hosta plantagineaName author: (Lam.) Asch.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeHosta genusFragrant Plantain Lily guide
Related genus guideHalcyon Hosta
Blue Flowers

Photo Credit: Peter Mansfeld · CC BY 3.0

Hyacinthoides hispanicaName author: (Mill.) Rothm.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeHyacinthoides genusSpanish Bluebell 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.