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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.

34,590 species in AsteraceaeShowing 24,121–24,144

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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 yetPlatycarpha glomerataName author: (Thunb.) Less.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePlatycarpha genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlatycarpha parvifoliaName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesAsteraceaePlatycarpha genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlatypodanthera melissaefoliaName author: (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePlatypodanthera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlatypodanthera melissifoliaName author: (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePlatypodanthera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlatyschkuhria integrifoliaName author: (A.Gray) Rydb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePlatyschkuhria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlatyschkuhria ourolepisName author: (S.F.Blake) W.L.EllisonAccepted speciesAsteraceaePlatyschkuhria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlazia cheiranthifoliaName author: (J.Rémy) Wedd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePlazia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlazia daphnoidesName author: Wedd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePlazia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlecostachys polifoliaName author: (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.BurttAccepted speciesAsteraceaePlecostachys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlecostachys serpyllifoliaName author: (P.J.Bergius) Hilliard & B.L.BurttAccepted speciesAsteraceaePlecostachys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlectocephalus americanusName author: (Nutt.) D.DonAccepted speciesAsteraceaePlectocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlectocephalus chilensisName author: G.Don ex LoudonAccepted speciesAsteraceaePlectocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlectocephalus rothrockiiName author: (Greenm.) D.J.N.HindAccepted speciesAsteraceaePlectocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPlectocephalus variansName author: (A.Rich.) C.JeffreyAccepted speciesAsteraceaePlectocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiacanthus spinosusName author: (Nutt.) Rydb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePleiacanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiotaxis affinisName author: O.Hoffm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePleiotaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiotaxis ambiguaName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesAsteraceaePleiotaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiotaxis angolensisName author: Rodr.Oubiña & S.OrtizAccepted speciesAsteraceaePleiotaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiotaxis angusterugosaName author: C.JeffreyAccepted speciesAsteraceaePleiotaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiotaxis antunesiiName author: O.Hoffm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePleiotaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiotaxis bampsianaName author: LisowskiAccepted speciesAsteraceaePleiotaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiotaxis chlorolepisName author: C.JeffreyAccepted speciesAsteraceaePleiotaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiotaxis decipiensName author: C.JeffreyAccepted speciesAsteraceaePleiotaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPleiotaxis dewevreiName author: O.Hoffm. ex T.Durand & De Wild.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePleiotaxis 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 1230 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.