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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Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

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 15,217–15,240

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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 farinaceumName author: Stenstr. ex Dahlst.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium farreaticepsName author: Dahlst.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium farrenseName author: F.Hanb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium farumenseName author: (Zahn) Dahlst.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium fasciculareName author: Fr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium fastuosumName author: ZahnAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium faurelianumName author: MaireAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium favratiiName author: Muret ex GremliAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium fellmaniiName author: Norrl.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium femsioenseName author: Stenstr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium fendleriName author: Sch.Bip.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium fennoorbicansName author: Norrl.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium fennorbicantiformeName author: ÜksipAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium fernandeziiName author: MateoAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium ferrandeziiName author: MateoAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium festivumName author: (Dahlst. ex Zahn) Dahlst. ex Johanss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium figuerolaeName author: MateoAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium filarszkyiName author: Jáv. & ZahnAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium filifloccumName author: Arv.-Touv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium filiflorumName author: FolinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium filisquamumName author: P.D.SellAccepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium fimbriatumName author: Arv.-Touv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium finmarkicumName author: Elfstr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeHieracium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHieracium fioniaeName author: Dahlst.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.