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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 10,201–10,224

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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 yetEchinops armenusName author: Grossh.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops atroxName author: Kit TanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops aucheriName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops babatagensisName author: Tschern.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops bakhtiaricusName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops bannaticusName author: Rochel ex Schrad.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops boraeName author: C.VuralAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops brevipenicillatusName author: Tschern.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops buhaitensisName author: MesfinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops candelabrumName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops cephalotesName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops ceratophorusName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops cervicornisName author: Bornm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chantavicusName author: Trautv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chardiniName author: Boiss. & BuhseAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chloroleucusName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chlorophyllusName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chodzha-muminiName author: Rassulova & B.A.SharipovaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chorassanicusName author: BungeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops conrathiiName author: FreynAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops coriophyllusName author: C.ShihAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops cornigerusName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops cyanocephalusName author: Boiss. & Hausskn.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops dasyanthusName author: Regel & Schmalh.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
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.