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 28,489–28,512

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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 yetStenocline chionaeaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStenocline genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenocline ericoidesName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStenocline genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenocline inuloidesName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStenocline genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus andicolaName author: PruskiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus aracaensisName author: PruskiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus campestrisName author: Maguire & WurdackAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus chimantensisName author: Maguire, Steyerm. & WurdackAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus colombianusName author: Cuatrec. & Steyerm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus colveeiName author: (Steyerm.) PruskiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus connelliiName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus crassifoliusName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus cucullatusName author: Maguire & WurdackAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus huachamacariName author: MaguireAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus jauensisName author: Aristeg.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus kunhardtiiName author: MaguireAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus megacephalusName author: PruskiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus obconicusName author: Maguire & WurdackAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus sericeusName author: Maguire & Aristeg.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenopadus talaumifoliusName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenopadus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenophalium almasenseName author: D.J.N.HindAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenophalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenophalium chionaeumName author: (DC.) Anderb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStenophalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenophalium eriodesName author: (Mattf.) Anderb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStenophalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenophalium gardneriName author: (Baker) D.J.N.HindAccepted speciesAsteraceaeStenophalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetStenophalium heringeriName author: (H.Rob.) Anderb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeStenophalium 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.