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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 1,177–1,200

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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 yetAmberboa takhtajaniiName author: GabrieljanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmberboa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmberboa turanicaName author: IljinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmberboa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmblyocarpum inuloidesName author: Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmblyocarpum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmblyolepis setigeraName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmblyolepis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmblyopappus pusillusName author: Hook. & Arn.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmblyopappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmblysperma minorName author: KeigheryAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmblysperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmboroa geminataName author: CabreraAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmboroa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmboroa wurdackiiName author: R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmboroa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia acanthicarpaName author: Hook.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia acuminataName author: (Brandegee) W.W.PayneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia ambrosioidesName author: (Delpino) W.W.PayneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia arborescensName author: Mill.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia artemisiifoliaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia artemisioidesName author: Meyen & Walp.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia bidentataName author: Michx.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia bryantiiName author: (Curran) W.W.PayneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia camphorataName author: (Greene) W.W.PayneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia canescensName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia carduaceaName author: (Greene) W.W.PayneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia chamissonisName author: GreeneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia cheiranthifoliaName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia chenopodiifoliaName author: (Benth.) W.W.PayneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia confertifloraName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmbrosia cordifoliaName author: (A.Gray) W.W.PayneAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmbrosia 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 980 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.