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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 5,353–5,376

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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 yetCarthamus fruticosusName author: MaireAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus glaucusName author: M.Bieb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus gypsicolaName author: IljinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus hispanicusName author: Sch.Bip.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus lanatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus leucocaulosName author: Sm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus mareoticusName author: DelileAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus nitidusName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus oxyacanthaName author: M.Bieb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus persicusName author: Desf. ex Willd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus rechingeriName author: P.H.DavisAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus rhaponticoidesName author: (Pomel) GreuterAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus strictusName author: (Pomel) Batt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus tamamschjanaeName author: GabrieljanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus tenuisName author: (Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Bornm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
Carthamus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Esin Üstün from Istanbul, Turkey · CC BY 2.0

Carthamus tinctoriusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genusCarthamus guide
No photo yetCarthamus turkestanicusName author: PopovAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCarthamus × faureiName author: MaireAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
Related genus guideCarthamus
No photo yetCassinia accipitrumName author: OrchardAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCassinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCassinia aculeataName author: (Labill.) R.Br.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCassinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCassinia aduncaName author: Sond.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCassinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCassinia amoenaName author: CheesemanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCassinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCassinia amoenatortaName author: CarseAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCassinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCassinia arcuataName author: R.Br.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCassinia 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.