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 32,785–32,808

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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 yetTuxtla pittieriName author: (Greenm.) Villaseñor & StrotherAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTuxtla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTyrimnus leucographusName author: Cass.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeTyrimnus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTzvelevopyrethrum walteriName author: (C.Winkl.) KamelinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeTzvelevopyrethrum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUechtritzia armenaName author: Freyn & Sint.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUechtritzia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUechtritzia kokanicaName author: (Regel & Schmalh.) Pobed.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUechtritzia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUechtritzia laceiName author: (G.Watt) C.JeffreyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeUechtritzia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUnxia camphorataName author: L.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUnxia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUnxia kubitzkiiName author: H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUnxia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUnxia suffruticosaName author: (Baker) StuessyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeUnxia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrbananthus critoniformisName author: (Urb.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrbananthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrbananthus pluriseriatusName author: (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrbananthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrbinella palmeriName author: Greenm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrbinella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrmenetea atacamensisName author: Phil.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrmenetea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrolepis hecatanthaName author: (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrolepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUropappus lindleyiName author: (DC.) Nutt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUropappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrospermum dalechampiiName author: (L.) Scop.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrospermum dalechampiiName author: (L.) Scop. ex F.W.SchmidtAccepted speciesAsteraceaeUrospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrospermum picroidesName author: (L.) Scop. ex F.W.SchmidtAccepted speciesAsteraceaeUrospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrospermum × siljakiaeName author: Hidalgo, Balant & PellicerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeUrospermum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrostemon kirkiiName author: (Hook.f. ex Kirk) B.Nord.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrostemon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrsinia abrotanifoliaName author: Spreng.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrsinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrsinia alpinaName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrsinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrsinia anethoidesName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrsinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetUrsinia anthemoidesName author: (L.) Poir.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeUrsinia 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.