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 14,857–14,880

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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 yetHieracium ciucasenseName author: SzelągAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium ciuriwkaeName author: (Woł. & Zahn) SchljakovAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium cladiopogonName author: Ósk.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium claricolorName author: Johanss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium clivicolaName author: (F.Hanb.) PugsleyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium clivorumName author: Standl. & Steyerm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium clomacotesName author: OmangAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium clovenseName author: E.F.LintonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium clusiiName author: DichtlAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium coadunatumName author: (Dahlst.) Dahlst.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium coalitumName author: (Dahlst.) Dahlst. ex Johanss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium cochlearifoliumName author: BrennerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium codesianumName author: MateoAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium cognatumName author: T.Tyler & SennikovAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium colliniformeName author: (Peter) J.WeissAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium colliniformeName author: (Nägeli & Peter) RoffeyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium colophylloidesName author: (Johanss. & Sam.) Johanss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium coloratumName author: Arv.-Touv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium coloratumName author: Elfstr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium colorhizumName author: Arv.-Touv. & Gaut.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium coloriscapumName author: Rohlena & ZahnAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium colpophylloidesName author: (Johanss. & Sam.) Johanss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium colpophyllumName author: Johanss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium columniformeName author: Johanss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium 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 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.