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🌼 Flower profiles

All 1,521 flowers, A to Z

Every profile has a bloom chart, a map of where it grows, conservation status, and whether it's edible. More flowers arrive with each new state.

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Families on Bloomipedia

The plant families with the most flowers on Bloomipedia, from iNaturalist taxonomy. Within each family, the most-observed flowers come first.

Asteraceae (213): Common yarrow, Goldenrods, White snakeroot, Sunflowers, Chicory, Black-eyed Susan, Bull thistle, Common dandelion and 205 more
Fabaceae (115): Lupines, White clover, Red clover, Eastern redbud, Purple crownvetch, Bird's-foot trefoil, Partridge pea, White sweetclover and 107 more
Rosaceae (104): Roses (genus Rosa), Multiflora rose, Mock strawberry, Black cherry, Toyon, Thimbleberry, Wineberry, Black raspberry and 96 more
Ericaceae (56): Ghost pipe, Rhododendrons and azaleas, Striped wintergreen, Mountain laurel, Eastern teaberry (wintergreen), Salal, Woodland pinedrops, Pinesap and 48 more
Ranunculaceae (49): Lesser celandine, Rue anemone, Red columbine, Wood anemone, Western columbine, Marsh marigold, White baneberry, Round-lobed hepatica and 41 more
Lamiaceae (45): Common selfheal, Ground-ivy, Red deadnettle, American beautyberry, Henbit deadnettle, Wild bergamot, Lyreleaf sage, American germander and 37 more
Boraginaceae (43): Virginia bluebells, Virginia waterleaf, Pacific hound's tongue, Distant phacelia, Alkali heliotrope, Virginia stickseed, Wild comfrey, Menzies' baby blue eyes and 35 more
Cactaceae (38): Saguaro, California barrel cactus, Beavertail pricklypear, Plains pricklypear, Fishhook barrel cactus, Christmas cholla, Silver cholla, Tree cholla and 30 more
Asparagaceae (35): Yuccas, Solomon's plume (false Solomon's seal), Canada mayflower, Blue dicks, Common star-of-Bethlehem, Star-flowered lily-of-the-valley, Chaparral yucca, Mojave yucca and 27 more
Liliaceae (33): Yellow trout lily, Cucumber root, Bluebead lily, White fawnlily, Checker lily, White globe lily, Glacier lily, Yellow mariposa lily and 25 more
Plantaginaceae (30): Bird's-eye speedwell, Butter-and-eggs (common toadflax), Purple foxglove, White turtlehead, Foxglove beardtongue, Heath speedwell, Canada toadflax, Culver's root and 22 more
Malvaceae (30): Turk's cap, Common hibiscus, Swamp rose mallow, Velvetleaf, Dwarf mallow, Apricot globemallow, Checkerbloom, Scarlet globemallow and 22 more
Apocynaceae (29): Common milkweed, Butterfly milkweed, Lesser periwinkle, Swamp milkweed, Greater periwinkle, Green antelopehorns, Antelopehorn milkweed, Showy milkweed and 21 more
Brassicaceae (25): Garlic mustard, Dame's rocket, Cut-leaved toothwort, Wild radish, Milkmaids, Annual honesty, Western wallflower, Hoary alyssum and 17 more
Orobanchaceae (25): Texas paintbrush, Canadian lousewort, Purple owl's-clover, Warrior's plume, Felt paintbrush, Elephant's-Head lousewort, Giant red paintbrush, Narrowleaf cow wheat and 17 more

Shortlists by growing conditions

Flowers on Bloomipedia whose USDA PLANTS characteristics data gives the rating shown. USDA only rates some species, so these lists are not complete.

High drought tolerance (109): Lupines, Eastern redbud, American beautyberry, Butterfly milkweed, American trumpet vine, Firewheel, California buckwheat, Mountain laurel, Saguaro, Purple crownvetch, Brittlebush, White sweetclover and 97 more
High moisture use (suits wet spots) (79): Chicory, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Eastern skunk cabbage, American beautyberry, Buttonbush, Fireweed, Wild bergamot, Virginia bluebells, Thimbleberry, Common cowparsnip, Pickerelweed, Bird's-foot trefoil and 67 more
Rapid growth rate (135): American pokeweed, Common jewelweed, Common selfheal, Eastern white pine, Red clover, Chicory, Japanese honeysuckle, Black-eyed Susan, American trumpet vine, Common dandelion, Firewheel, Dame's rocket and 123 more

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