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 32,401–32,424

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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 yetTragopogon brevirostrisName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon buphthalmoidesName author: (DC.) Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon capitatusName author: S.A.NikitinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon caricifoliusName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon castellanusName author: LevierAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon cazorlanusName author: C.Díaz & BlancaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon charadzeaeName author: Kuth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon coelesyriacusName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon colchicusName author: AlbovAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon collinusName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon coloratusName author: C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon conduplicatusName author: S.A.NikitinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon cretaceusName author: S.A.NikitinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon crocifoliusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon dasyrhynchusName author: ArtemczukAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon davutii-turaniiName author: Coşkunç. & GültepeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon dshimilensisName author: K.KochAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon dubiusName author: Scop.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon dubjanskyiName author: Krasch. & S.A.NikitinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon elatiorName author: StevenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon elongatusName author: S.A.NikitinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon erostrisName author: Boiss. & Hausskn.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon fibrosusName author: Freyn & Sint.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTragopogon filifoliusName author: Rehmann ex Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTragopogon 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.