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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.

2,127 species in BoraginaceaeShowing 361–384

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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 yetCryptantha utahensisName author: (A.Gray) GreeneAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCryptantha genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCryptantha variansName author: BrandAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCryptantha genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCryptantha volckmanniiName author: (Phil.) I.M.Johnst.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeCryptantha genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCryptantha watsoniiName author: (A.Gray) GreeneAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCryptantha genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCryptantha werdermannianaName author: I.M.Johnst.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeCryptantha genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCryptantha whippleaeName author: D.A.York & M.G.SimpsonAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCryptantha genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCryptantha wigginsiiName author: I.M.Johnst.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeCryptantha genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCynoglossopsis latifoliaName author: (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) BrandAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCynoglossopsis somaliensisName author: RiedlAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCynoglossum aequinoctialeName author: T.C.E.Fr.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum alpestreName author: OhwiAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum alpinumName author: (Brand) RiedlAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum alticolaName author: Hilliard & B.L.BurttAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
Cynoglossum amabile

Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 2.0

Cynoglossum amabileName author: Stapf & J.R.Drumm.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genusChinese Forget-Me-Not guide
No photo yetCynoglossum amplifoliumName author: Hochst. ex DC.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum asperrimumName author: NakaiAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum australeName author: R.Br.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum austroafricanumName author: Hilliard & B.L.BurttAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum baeticumName author: SutorýAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum barbaricinumName author: Arrigoni & SelviAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum birkinshawiiName author: J.S.Mill.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum borbonicumName author: (Lam.) BoryAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum bottaeName author: DeflersAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
No photo yetCynoglossum castaneumName author: RiedlAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeCynoglossum genus
Related genus guideChinese Forget-Me-Not
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.