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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 9,433–9,456

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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 yetCyathocline luteaName author: J.S.Law ex WightAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCyathocline genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCyathocline manilalianaName author: C.P.Raju & R.R.V.RajuAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCyathocline genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCyathocline purpureaName author: (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) KuntzeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCyathocline genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCyathomone sodiroiName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCyathomone genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCyclolepis genistoidesName author: Gillies ex D.DonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCyclolepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCylindrocline commersoniiName author: Cass.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCylindrocline genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCylindrocline lorenceiName author: A.J.ScottAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCylindrocline genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymbonotus lawsonianusName author: Gaudich.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCymbonotus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymbonotus maideniiName author: (Beauverd) A.E.Holland & V.A.FunkAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCymbonotus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymbonotus preissianusName author: SteetzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCymbonotus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymbopappus adenosolenName author: (Harv.) B.Nord.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCymbopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymbopappus hilliardiaeName author: B.Nord.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCymbopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymbopappus piliferusName author: (Thell.) B.Nord.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCymbopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymophora accedensName author: (S.F.Blake) B.L.Turner & A.M.PowellAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCymophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymophora hintoniiName author: B.L.Turner & A.M.PowellAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCymophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymophora luckowanaName author: B.L.TurnerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCymophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymophora pringleiName author: B.L.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCymophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCymophora venezuelensisName author: (Aristeg. & Cuatrec.) CanneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCymophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCynara algarbiensisName author: Coss. ex MarizAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCynara genus
Related genus guideCardoon
No photo yetCynara auraniticaName author: PostAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCynara genus
Related genus guideCardoon
No photo yetCynara aurantiacaName author: PostAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCynara genus
Related genus guideCardoon
No photo yetCynara baeticaName author: (Spreng.) PauAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCynara genus
Related genus guideCardoon
Cynara cardunculus bud and inflorescence

Photo Credit: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cynara cardunculusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCynara genusCardoon guide
No photo yetCynara cornigeraName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCynara genus
Related genus guideCardoon
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.