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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 2,977–3,000

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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 yetRuscus colchicusName author: YeoAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeRuscus genus
Related genus guideIsraeli Ruscus
No photo yetRuscus hypoglossumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeRuscus genus
Related genus guideIsraeli Ruscus
Israeli Ruscus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: laurha from España · CC BY 2.0

Ruscus hypophyllumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeRuscus genusIsraeli Ruscus guide
No photo yetRuscus hyrcanusName author: WoronowAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeRuscus genus
Related genus guideIsraeli Ruscus
No photo yetRuscus streptophyllusName author: YeoAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeRuscus genus
Related genus guideIsraeli Ruscus
No photo yetRuscus × microglossusName author: Bertol.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeRuscus genus
Related genus guideIsraeli Ruscus
No photo yetSagittanthera cyanelloidesName author: (Baker) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, A.P.Dold & van Jaarsv.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeSagittanthera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis angolensisName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis buchubergensisName author: DinterAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis cuscutoidesName author: (Burch. ex Baker) Benth. & Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis dinteriName author: K.KrauseAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis gracilisName author: R.E.Fr.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis intricataName author: (Baker) BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis litanthifloraName author: N.R.Crouch & Mart.-AzorínAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis macowaniiName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis schizobasoidesName author: (J.C.Manning & J.M.J.Deacon) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & WetschnigAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis schlechteriName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis sigmoideaName author: (J.C.Manning & J.M.J.Deacon) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & WetschnigAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizobasis visagieaeName author: (van Jaarsv.) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo & M.Á.AlonsoAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizobasis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchizocarphus nervosusName author: (Burch.) van der MerweAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchizocarphus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchoenolirion albiflorumName author: (Raf.) R.R.GatesAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchoenolirion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchoenolirion croceumName author: (Michx.) Alph.WoodAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchoenolirion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSchoenolirion wrightiiName author: ShermanAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeSchoenolirion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScilla achteniiName author: De Wild.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
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.