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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 20,521–20,544

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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 yetMatricaria subpolarisName author: (Pobed.) HolubAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMatricaria genus
Related genus guideChamomile
No photo yetMatricaria szowitziiName author: (DC.) RauschertAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMatricaria genus
Related genus guideChamomile
No photo yetMatricaria tetragonospermaName author: (F.Schmidt) Hara & Kitam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMatricaria genus
Related genus guideChamomile
No photo yetMatricaria transcaucasicaName author: (Manden.) RauschertAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMatricaria genus
Related genus guideChamomile
No photo yetMatricaria tzveleviiName author: Pobed.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMatricaria genus
Related genus guideChamomile
No photo yetMattfeldanthus andrade-limaeName author: (G.M.Barroso) Dematt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMattfeldanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMattfeldanthus mutisioidesName author: H.Rob. & R.M.KingAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMattfeldanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatudina corviName author: (McVaugh) R.M.King & H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMatudina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMauranthemum decepiensName author: (Pomel) Vogt & OberprielerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMauranthemum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMauranthemum decipiensName author: (Pomel) Vogt & Oberpr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMauranthemum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMauranthemum gaetulumName author: (Batt.) Vogt & Oberpr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMauranthemum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMauranthemum paludosumName author: (Poir.) Vogt & Oberpr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMauranthemum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMauranthemum reboudianumName author: (Pomel) Vogt & Oberpr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMauranthemum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMausolea eriocarpaName author: (Bunge) Poljak. ex PodlechAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMausolea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMecomischus halimifoliusName author: Hochr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMecomischus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMecomischus pedunculatusName author: (Coss. & Durieu) Oberpr. & GreuterAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMecomischus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMedranoa johnstoniiName author: (G.L.Nesom) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMedranoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMedranoa palmeriName author: (A.Gray) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMedranoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMedranoa parrasanaName author: (S.F.Blake) Urbatsch & R.P.RobertsAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMedranoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMedranoa pseudobaccharisName author: (S.F.Blake) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMedranoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMedranoa purpusiiName author: (Brandegee) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMedranoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMelampodium americanumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMelampodium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMelampodium appendiculatumName author: B.L.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeMelampodium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMelampodium argophyllumName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeMelampodium 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.