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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 28,441–28,464

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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 yetStachycephalum argentinumName author: Griseb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStachycephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStachycephalum asplundiiName author: H.Rob. & TangeriniAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStachycephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStachycephalum mexicanumName author: Sch.Bip. ex Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStachycephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaehelina baeticaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStaehelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaehelina dubiaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStaehelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaehelina fruticosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStaehelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaehelina kurdicaName author: Merxm. & Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStaehelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaehelina lobeliiName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStaehelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaehelina petiolataName author: (L.) Hilliard & B.L.BurttAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStaehelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaehelina uniflosculaName author: Sibth. & Sm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStaehelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaehelina uniflosculosaName author: Sm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStaehelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaehelina uniflosculosaName author: Sibth. & Sm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStaehelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStandleyanthus triptychusName author: (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStandleyanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStaurochlamys burchelliiName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStaurochlamys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStebbinsoseris decipiensName author: (K.L.Chambers) K.L.ChambersAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStebbinsoseris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStebbinsoseris heterocarpaName author: (Nutt.) K.L.ChambersAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStebbinsoseris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSteiractinia asperaName author: Cuatrec.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSteiractinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSteiractinia cupuliferaName author: Cuatrec.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSteiractinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSteiractinia glandulosaName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSteiractinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSteiractinia helianthoidesName author: (Triana) S.Díaz & Vélez-NauerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSteiractinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSteiractinia klattiiName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSteiractinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSteiractinia longipesName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSteiractinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSteiractinia lucidulaName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSteiractinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSteiractinia ocanensisName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSteiractinia 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.