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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 23,593–23,616

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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 yetPhania multicaulisName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePhania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhania trinerviaName author: Moc. ex DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePhania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhaseolaster ellipticaName author: (DC.) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhaseolaster genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhaseolaster fulgensName author: (A.R.Bean) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhaseolaster genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhaseolaster praetermissaName author: (P.S.Green) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhaseolaster genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhilactis fayiName author: A.M.TorresAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhilactis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhilactis liebmanniiName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhilactis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhilactis nelsoniiName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhilactis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhilactis zinnioidesName author: Schrad.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePhilactis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhiloglossa mimuloidesName author: (Hieron.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePhiloglossa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhiloglossa peruvianaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePhiloglossa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhitosia crocifoliaName author: (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kamari & GreuterAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhitosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhoebanthus grandiflorusName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhoebanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhoebanthus tenuifoliusName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhoebanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhonus arborescensName author: (L.) G.LópezAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhonus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhonus rhiphaeusName author: (Font Quer & Pau) G.LópezAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhonus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhyllocephalum frutescensName author: BlumeAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhyllocephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhyllocephalum frutescensName author: BlumeAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhyllocephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhyllocephalum hookeriName author: (C.B.Clarke) UniyalAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhyllocephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhyllocephalum indicumName author: (Less.) K.KirkmanAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhyllocephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhyllocephalum lilacinumName author: (Dalzell & A.Gibson) S.M.Almeida & M.R.AlmeidaAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhyllocephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhyllocephalum mayuriiName author: (C.E.C.Fisch.) NarayanaAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhyllocephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhyllocephalum microcephalumName author: (Dalzell) H.Rob.Accepted speciesAsteraceaePhyllocephalum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPhyllocephalum phyllolaenumName author: (DC.) NarayanaAccepted speciesAsteraceaePhyllocephalum 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.