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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 28,297–28,320

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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 yetSonchus maritimusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus masguindaliiName author: Pau & Font QuerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus mauritanicusName author: Boiss. & Reut.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus megalocarpaName author: (Hook.f.) J.M.BlackAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus megalocarpusName author: (Hook.f.) J.M.BlackAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus melanolepisName author: Fresen.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus micranthusName author: (Bertero ex Decne.) S.C.Kim & MejíasAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus microcarpusName author: (Boulos) U.Reifenb. & A.Reifenb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus microcephalusName author: MejíasAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus monanthusName author: Koidz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus nanusName author: Sond. ex Harv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus neriifoliusName author: (Bertero ex Decne.) S.C.Kim & MejíasAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus novae-zelandiaeName author: (Hook.f.) B.D.Jacks.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus novae-zelandiaeName author: (Hook.f.) Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus obtusilobusName author: R.E.Fr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus oleraceusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus ortunoiName author: Svent.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus palmensisName author: (Webb) BoulosAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus palustrisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus parathalassiusName author: J.G.Costa ex R.Jardim & M.Seq.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus pendulusName author: (Webb) SennikovAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus phoeniciformisName author: S.C.Kim & MejíasAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus pinnatifidusName author: Cav.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSonchus pinnatusName author: AitonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSonchus 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.