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 32,593–32,616

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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 yetTrichogoniopsis moriiName author: R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTrichogoniopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTrichogoniopsis podocarpaName author: (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTrichogoniopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis amplexicaulisName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis angustifoliaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis chaetolepisName author: (Boiss.) WendelboAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis eburneaName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis edmondsoniiName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis elongataName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis furcataName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis glaberrimaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis karensiumName author: KurzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis montanaName author: Dalzell & A.GibsonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis nakaoiName author: Kitam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis radicansName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis raghavendraeName author: Saklani & L.B.ChaudharyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis royleiName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis stewarteiName author: C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis stictophyllumName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis tibeticaName author: Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricholepis trichocephalaName author: Lincz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTricholepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTrichoptilium incisumName author: (A.Gray) A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTrichoptilium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTrichospira verticillataName author: (L.) S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTrichospira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTridactylina kirilowiiName author: Sch.Bip.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTridactylina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTridax angustifoliaName author: Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTridax 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.