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

Find a flower. Follow its family.

Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

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 33,529–33,552

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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 yetVernonia fractiflexaName author: WildAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia fragransName author: La LlaveAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia fraternaName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia friedrichsthaliiName author: Sch.Bip. ex EkmanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia friisiiName author: MesfinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia fructiflexaName author: Wild.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia frutescensName author: GlaziouAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia fuertesiiName author: (Urb.) H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia fusco-pilosaName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia gagnepainianaName author: GlaziouAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia galpiniiName author: KlattAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia garambaensisName author: K.KalandaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia geminataName author: Less.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia georgianaName author: BartlettAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia gerrardiiName author: Harv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia giganteaName author: (Walter) Trel.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia gilbertiiName author: MesfinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia glandulicinctaName author: HumbertAccepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia glandulifoliaName author: Merr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia glandulosaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia glanduloso-dentataName author: Hieron.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
Upland Ironweed — botanical reference

Photo Credit: (c) Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0

Vernonia glaucaName author: (L.) Willd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genusUpland Ironweed guide
No photo yetVernonia goetzeniiName author: O.Hoffm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
No photo yetVernonia gofensisName author: O.Hoffm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeVernonia genus
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.