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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 3,049–3,072

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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
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Scilla luciliaeName author: (Boiss.) SpetaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genusGlory of the Snow guide
No photo yetScilla lucisName author: SpetaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla madeirensisName author: MenezesAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla melainaName author: SpetaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla merinoiName author: S.Ortiz, Rodr.Oubiña & IzcoAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla mesopotamicaName author: SpetaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla messeniacaName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla mischtschenkoanaName author: Grossh.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla monanthosName author: K.KochAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla monophyllosName author: LinkAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla morrisiiName author: MeikleAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla nanaName author: (Schult. & Schult.f.) SpetaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla nivalisName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla oubangluensisName author: HuaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla pauiName author: LacaitaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla peruvianaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla petersiiName author: Engl.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla pictaName author: A.Chev.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla platyphyllaName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla pleiophyllaName author: SpetaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla pneumonantheName author: SpetaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla reuteriName author: SpetaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla roseniiName author: K.KochAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeScilla genus
Related genus guideGlory of the Snow
No photo yetScilla sardensisName author: (Whittall ex Barr & Sugden) SpetaAccepted 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.