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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 2,833–2,856

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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 yetAster fulgidulusName author: GriersonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster furcatusName author: E.S.Burgess ex Britton & A.BrownAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster fuscescensName author: Bureau & Franch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster giraldiiName author: DielsAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster glehniiName author: F.SchmidtAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster gracilicaulisName author: Ling ex J.Q.FuAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster harrowianusName author: DielsAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster harveyanusName author: KuntzeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster hayataeName author: H.Lév. & VaniotAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster heleiusName author: Urb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster heliopsisName author: GriersonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster henryiName author: Hemsl.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster hersileoidesName author: C.K.Schneid.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster heterolepisName author: Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster himalaicusName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster hispidusName author: Thunb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster hispidusName author: Thunb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster hololachnusName author: Y.Ling ex Y.L.Chen, S.Yun Liang & K.Y.PanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster hualiensisName author: S.S.YingAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster hunanensisName author: Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster hybridusName author: E.H.L.KrauseAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster hypoleucusName author: Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster ibericusName author: StevenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
White ray petals surrounding yellow disc flowers

Photo Credit: Timur Kalininsky · CC BY 4.0

Aster iinumaeName author: Kitam. ex HaraAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genusJapanese False Aster guide
Related genus guidePeking Aster
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 980 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.