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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 4,969–4,992

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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 yetCallicephalus nitensName author: (M.Bieb. ex Willd.) C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCallicephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCallilepis caeruleaName author: (Hutch.) LeinsAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCallilepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCallilepis lancifoliaName author: Burtt DavyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCallilepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCallilepis laureolaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCallilepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCallilepis leptophyllaName author: Harv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCallilepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCallilepis salicifoliaName author: Oliv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCallilepis genusNo guide yet
Aster — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Emőke Dénes · CC BY-SA 4.0

Callistephus chinensisName author: NeesAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCallistephus genusAster guide
No photo yetCalocephalus citreusName author: Less.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalocephalus francisiiName author: Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalocephalus knappiiName author: Ewart & Jean WhiteAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalocephalus lacteusName author: Less.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalocephalus lessingiiName author: EwartAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalocephalus multiflorusName author: Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalocephalus platycephalusName author: (F.Muell.) Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalocephalus sonderiName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalocephalus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalomeria amaranthoidesName author: Vent.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalomeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalopappus acerosusName author: MeyenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalorezia nutansName author: (Less.) PaneroAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCalorezia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalostephane angolensisName author: (O.Hoffm.) Anderb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalostephane genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalostephane divaricataName author: Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalostephane genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalostephane huillensisName author: (Hiern) Anderb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalostephane genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalostephane madagascariensisName author: (Humbert) Anderb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalostephane genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalostephane marlothianaName author: O.Hoffm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalostephane genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalostephane punctulataName author: (Hiern) Anderb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCalostephane 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.