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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 29,185–29,208

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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 yetSynotis yakoensisName author: (Jeffrey ex Diels) C.Jeffrey & Y.L.ChenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSynotis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSynotis yuiName author: C.Jeffrey & Y.L.ChenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSynotis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSyntrichopappus lemmoniiName author: (A.Gray) A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSyntrichopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSynurus deltoidesName author: (Aiton) NakaiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSynurus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSynurus excelsusName author: (Makino) Kitam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSynurus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSynurus palmatopinnatifidusName author: (Makino) Kitam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSynurus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSynurus pungensName author: (Franch. & Sav.) Kitam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSynurus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSyreitschikovia spinulosaName author: (Franch.) PavlovAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSyreitschikovia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSyreitschikovia tenuifoliaName author: (Bong.) PavlovAccepted speciesAsteraceaeSyreitschikovia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSyreitschikovia tenuisName author: (Bunge) Botsch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeSyreitschikovia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTagetes apetalaName author: Posada-Ar.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes arenicolaName author: Panero & VillaseñorAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes argentinaName author: CabreraAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes bifloraName author: CabreraAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes campanulataName author: Griseb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes coronopifoliaName author: Willd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes daucoidesName author: Schrad.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes ellipticaName author: Sm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes elongataName author: Willd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes epapposaName author: B.L.TurnerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
Marigold — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Reinhold Möller Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tagetes erectaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genusMarigold guide
Related genus guideSignet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes filifoliaName author: Lag.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes foetidissimaName author: hort. ex DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
No photo yetTagetes gilletiiName author: De Wild.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTagetes genus
Related genus guidesMarigold Signet Marigold
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.