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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 25,009–25,032

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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 yetPycnosorus chrysanthusName author: (Schltdl.) Sond.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePycnosorus genus
Related genus guideCraspedia
No photo yetPycnosorus eremaeusName author: J.Everett & DoustAccepted speciesAsteraceaePycnosorus genus
Related genus guideCraspedia
Craspedia — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia · CC BY 2.0

Pycnosorus globosusName author: F.L.Bauer ex Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePycnosorus genusCraspedia guide
No photo yetPycnosorus melleusName author: J.Everett & DoustAccepted speciesAsteraceaePycnosorus genus
Related genus guideCraspedia
No photo yetPycnosorus pleiocephalusName author: (F.Muell.) J.Everett & DoustAccepted speciesAsteraceaePycnosorus genus
Related genus guideCraspedia
No photo yetPycnosorus thompsonianusName author: J.Everett & DoustAccepted speciesAsteraceaePycnosorus genus
Related genus guideCraspedia
No photo yetPyrethropsis hosmarienseName author: (Ball) Wilcox, K.Bremer & HumphriesAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrethropsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrhopappus carolinianusName author: (Walter) DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrhopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrhopappus grandiflorusName author: (Nutt.) Nutt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrhopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrhopappus pauciflorusName author: (D.Don) DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrhopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrhopappus rothrockiiName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrhopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma apargioidesName author: (A.Gray) GreeneAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma carthamoidesName author: Hook.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma clementisName author: Rydb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma croceaName author: (A.Gray) GreeneAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma hirtaName author: (A.Gray) GreeneAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma insecticrurisName author: A.HellerAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma integrifoliaName author: (Porter ex A.Gray) GreeneAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma lanceolataName author: (Hook.) GreeneAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma liatriformisName author: GreeneAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma linearisName author: (D.D.Keck) Kartesz & GandhiAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma lucidaName author: (D.D.Keck) Kartesz & GandhiAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma racemosaName author: Torr. & A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPyrrocoma radiataName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePyrrocoma 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.