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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 1,249–1,272

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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 yetAmellus tenuifoliusName author: Burm.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmellus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmellus tridactylusName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmellus genusNo guide yet
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Photo Credit: John Tann · CC BY 2.0

Ammobium alatumName author: R.Br.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmmobium genusWinged Everlasting guide
No photo yetAmmobium craspedioidesName author: Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmmobium genus
Related genus guideWinged Everlasting
No photo yetAmolinia heydeanaName author: (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmolinia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmpelaster carolinianusName author: (Walter) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmpelaster genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmphiachyris amoenaName author: (Shinners) SolbrigAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmphiachyris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmphiglossa callunoidesName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmphiglossa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmphiglossa corrudifoliaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAmphiglossa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmphipappus fremontiiName author: Torr. & A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmphipappus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmphoricarpos autariatusName author: Blečić & E.MayerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmphoricarpos genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmphoricarpos elegansName author: AlbovAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmphoricarpos genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmphoricarpos exsulName author: O.SchwarzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmphoricarpos genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmphoricarpos neumayerianusName author: (Vis.) GreuterAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmphoricarpos genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmphoricarpos praedictusName author: Ayasligil & GriersonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAmphoricarpos genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnacyclus anatolicusName author: Behçet & AlmanarAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAnacyclus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnacyclus ciliatusName author: Traut.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAnacyclus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnacyclus clavatusName author: (Desf.) Pers.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAnacyclus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnacyclus homogamosName author: (Maire) HumphriesAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAnacyclus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnacyclus inconstansName author: PomelAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAnacyclus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnacyclus latealatusName author: Hub.-Mor.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAnacyclus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnacyclus linearilobusName author: Boiss. & Reut.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAnacyclus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnacyclus maroccanusName author: BallAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAnacyclus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnacyclus monanthosName author: (L.) Thell.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAnacyclus 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.