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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 4,777–4,800

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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 yetBurkartia lanigeraName author: (Hook. & Arn.) CrisciAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBurkartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCaatinganthus harleyiName author: H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCaatinganthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCaatinganthus rubropappusName author: (Soar.Nunes) H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCaatinganthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCabobanthus bullulatusName author: (S.Moore) H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCabobanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCabobanthus polysphaerusName author: (Baker) H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCabobanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCabreraea andinaName author: (Cabrera) Bonif.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCabreraea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCabreriella oppositicordiaName author: (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCabreriella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCabreriella sanctae-martaeName author: (Greenm.) Cuatrec.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCabreriella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCacaliopsis nardosmiaName author: (A.Gray) A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCacaliopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCacosmia harlingiiName author: B.Nord.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCacosmia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCacosmia hieronymiName author: H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCacosmia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCacosmia rugosaName author: KunthAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCacosmia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCadiscus aquaticusName author: E.Mey. ex DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCadiscus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCaesulia axillarisName author: Roxb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCaesulia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalanticaria bicolorName author: (S.F.Blake) E.E.Schill. & PaneroAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalanticaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalanticaria brevifoliaName author: (Greenm.) E.E.Schill. & PaneroAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalanticaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalanticaria greggiiName author: (A.Gray) E.E.Schill. & PaneroAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalanticaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalanticaria inegiiName author: (S.González, M.González & Rzed.) E.E.Schill. & PaneroAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalanticaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalea abbreviataName author: Pruski & UrbatschAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalea abelioidesName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalea acaulisName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalea aldamoidesName author: G.H.L.da Silva, Bringel & A.M.TelesAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalea angosturanaName author: Hieron.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalea angustaName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalea 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.