A WIDER WORLD OF FLOWERS

The botanical directory

From familiar garden flowers to species you have yet to meet. Explore the flowering plant tree through accepted scientific names, botanical families, and synonyms.

Accepted species
347,476
Synonym names
710,971
Botanical families
430
Genera
13,895

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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.

3,361 species in AsparagaceaeShowing 2,593–2,616

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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
No photo yetOphiopogon caulescensName author: (Blume) R.G.BäckAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon chingiiName author: F.T.Wang & TangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon clarkeiName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon clavatusName author: C.H.Wright ex Oliv.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon confertifoliusName author: N.TanakaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon cordylinoidesName author: PrainAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon corifoliusName author: F.T.Wang & L.K.DaiAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon dracaenoidesName author: (Baker) Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon erectusName author: Aver. & N.TanakaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon filipesName author: D.FangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon fooningensisName author: F.T.Wang & L.K.DaiAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon fruticulosusName author: Aver., N.Tanaka & K.S.NguyenAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon grandisName author: W.W.Sm.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon griffithiiName author: (Baker) Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon hayataeName author: (N.Tanaka) N.Tanaka, Aver. & T.KoyamaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon heterandrusName author: F.T.Wang & L.K.DaiAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon hongjiangensisName author: Y.Y.QianAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon humilisName author: L.Rodr.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon intermediusName author: D.DonAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon jaburanName author: (Siebold) G.Lodd.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon japonicusName author: (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon jiangchengensisName author: Y.Y.QianAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon kradungensisName author: M.N.TamuraAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOphiopogon latifoliusName author: L.Rodr.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeOphiopogon genusNo guide yet
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 980 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.