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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 10,297–10,320

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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 macrophyllusName author: Boiss. & Hausskn.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops malacophyllusName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops mandavilleiName author: Kit TanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops maracandicusName author: BungeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops melitenensisName author: Hedge & Hub.-Mor.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops mersinensisName author: Gemici & LeblebiciAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops meyerName author: IljinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops microcephalusName author: Sm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops mildbraediiName author: Mattf.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops mosulensisName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops multicaulisName author: NevskiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops myriocerasName author: Bornm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops nanusName author: BungeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops nitensName author: Bornm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops niveusName author: Wall.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops nizvanusName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops nuratavicusName author: A.D.LiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops obliquilobusName author: IljinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops onopordumName author: P.H.DavisAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops opacifoliusName author: IljinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops orientalisName author: TrautvAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops ossicusName author: K.KochAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops oxyodontusName author: Bornm. & DielsAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops pabotiiName author: Rech.f.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.