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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 13,393–13,416

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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 yetHedypnois × pendulaName author: Willd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHedypnois genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHelenium amarumName author: (Raf.) H.RockAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium apterumName author: (S.F.Blake) BiernerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium argentinumName author: ArizaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium arizonicumName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium aromaticumName author: (Hook.) L.H.BaileyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium atacamenseName author: CabreraAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
Helenium — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0

Helenium autumnaleName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genusHelenium guide
Related genus guidePurple-Headed Sneezeweed
No photo yetHelenium bigeloviiName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium bolanderiName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium brevifoliumName author: (Nutt.) Alph.WoodAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium campestreName author: SmallAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium chihuahuenseName author: BiernerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium donianumName author: (Hook. & Arn.) SecktAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium drummondiiName author: H.RockAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium elegansName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium fimbriatumName author: (Michx.) A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
Helenium nudiflorum

Photo Credit: Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0

Helenium flexuosumName author: Raf.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genusPurple-Headed Sneezeweed guide
Related genus guideHelenium
No photo yetHelenium glaucumName author: StuntzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium insulareName author: (Phil.) CabreraAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium integrifoliumName author: Sessé & Moc.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium laciniatumName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium linifoliumName author: Rydb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
No photo yetHelenium longiaristatumName author: Cuatrec.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHelenium genus
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.