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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 32,305–32,328

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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 yetTithonia brachypappaName author: B.L.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia calvaName author: Sch.Bip.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia diversifoliaName author: (Hemsl.) A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia fruticosaName author: Canby & RoseAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia hondurensisName author: La DukeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia koelziiName author: McVaughAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia longiradiataName author: (Bertol.) S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia pedunculataName author: CronquistAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia pittieriName author: (Greenm.) S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
Form in bloom

Photo Credit: Photo by Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0

Tithonia rotundifoliaName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genusMexican Sunflower guide
No photo yetTithonia tagetifloraName author: Desf.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia thurberiName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetTithonia tubaeformisName author: (Jacq.) Cass.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTithonia genus
Related genus guideMexican Sunflower
No photo yetToiyabea alpinaName author: (L.C.Anderson & Goodrich) R.P.Roberts, Urbatsch & NeubigAccepted speciesAsteraceaeToiyabea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetToiyabea eximiaName author: (H.M.Hall) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeToiyabea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetToiyabea graniticaName author: (Tiehm & L.M.Shultz) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeToiyabea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetToiyabea peirsoniiName author: (D.D.Keck) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeToiyabea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTolpis azoricaName author: (Nutt.) P.SilvaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTolpis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTolpis barbataName author: (L.) Gaertn.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTolpis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTolpis calderaeName author: BolleAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTolpis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTolpis capensisName author: (L.) Sch.Bip.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTolpis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTolpis coronopifoliaName author: (Desf.) Biv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTolpis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTolpis crassiusculaName author: Svent.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTolpis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTolpis farinulosaName author: (Webb) J.A.SchmidtAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTolpis 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.