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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 4,249–4,272

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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 yetBidens validaName author: SherffAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBidens genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBidens vincifoliaName author: H.Karst. & Sch.Bip. ex SherffAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBidens genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBidens vulgataName author: GreeneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBidens genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBidens whyteiName author: SherffAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBidens genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBidens wiebkeiName author: SherffAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBidens genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBidens xantiName author: (A.Gray) B.L.TurnerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBidens genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBidens zairensisName author: LisowskiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBidens genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBidens zavattariiName author: Cufod.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBidens genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBidens × multicepsName author: FassettAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBidens genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBigelowia australisName author: (L.C.Anderson) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBigelowia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBigelowia nudataName author: (Michx.) DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBigelowia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBigelowia nuttalliiName author: L.C.AndersonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBigelowia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBishopanthus solicepsName author: H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBishopanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBishopiella elegansName author: R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBishopiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBishovia boliviensisName author: R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBishovia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBishovia mikaniifoliaName author: (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBishovia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlainvillea acmellaName author: (L.) PhilipsonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlainvillea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlainvillea amazonicaName author: Benth. & Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBlainvillea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlainvillea bahiensisName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlainvillea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlainvillea biaristataName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBlainvillea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlainvillea calcicolaName author: OrchardAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlainvillea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlainvillea cunninghamiiName author: (DC.) OrchardAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlainvillea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlainvillea dichotomaName author: (Murray) StewartAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlainvillea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlainvillea dichotomaName author: Cass.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBlainvillea 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.