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 1,729–1,752

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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 yetEriospermum dyeriName author: Marloth ex ArchibaldAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum erinumName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum eriophorumName author: Marloth ex P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum ernstiiName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum exigiumName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum exileName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum exilisName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum filicauleName author: Marloth ex P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum flabellatumName author: Marloth ex P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum flabellatumName author: MarlothAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum flavumName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum flexumName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum flexuosumName author: Welw. ex BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum folioliferumName author: AndrewsAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum fragileName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum glacialeName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum graminifoliumName author: A.V.DuthieAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum graniticolaName author: Dinter ex Poelln.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum halenbergenseName author: DinterAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum inconspicuumName author: P.L.PerryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum juttaeName author: DinterAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum kiboenseName author: K.KrauseAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum kirkiiName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEriospermum krauseanumName author: Poelln.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeEriospermum 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.