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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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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 20,161–20,184

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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 yetLigularia tsangchanensisName author: (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia veitchianaName author: Greenm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia vellereaName author: (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia vellereaName author: Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia villosaName author: (Hand.-Mazz.) S.W.LiuAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia virgaureaName author: (Maxim.) Mattf. ex Rehder & KobuskiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia vorobieviiName author: Vorosch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia wilsonianaName author: (Hemsl.) Greenm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia xanthotrichaName author: (Grüning) LingAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia yoshizoeanaName author: (Kitam.) Kitam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia yunnanensisName author: (Franch.) C.C.ChangAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia zhengyianaName author: Xin W.Li, Q.Luo & Q.L.GanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigularia zhouquensisName author: W.D.Peng & Z.X.PengAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLigularia genus
Related genus guideNarrow-Spiked Ligularia
No photo yetLigulariopsis shichuanaName author: Y.L.ChenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLigulariopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLihengia amoenaName author: (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.S.Chen & R.KeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLihengia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLihengia gombalanaName author: (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.S.Chen & R.KeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLihengia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLimbarda crithmoidesName author: (L.) Dumort.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLimbarda genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLimbarda salsoloidesName author: (Turcz.) Ikonn.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLimbarda genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLindheimera mexicanaName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLindheimera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLindheimera texanaName author: A.Gray & Engelm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLindheimera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLinealia flocktoniaeName author: (Maiden & Betche) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLinealia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLinochilus rosmarinifoliusName author: Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLinochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLinzia accommodataName author: (Wild) H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLinzia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetLinzia gerberiformisName author: (Oliv. & Hiern) H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLinzia 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.