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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 1,129–1,152

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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 yetMimophytum cardiophyllumName author: (A.Gray ex Hemsl.) R.R.Mill ex Holstein & WeigendAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMimophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMimophytum carranzaeName author: (G.L.Nesom) Holstein & WeigendAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMimophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMimophytum chiangiiName author: (L.C.Higgins) Holstein & WeigendAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMimophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMimophytum mexicanumName author: (S.Watson) R.R.Mill ex Holstein & WeigendAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMimophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMimophytum omphalodoidesName author: Greenm.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMimophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMimophytum richardsoniiName author: (G.L.Nesom) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMimophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia angustifoliaName author: DC.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia aureaName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia caeruleaName author: (Willd.) Lehm.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia coeruleaName author: (Willd.) Lehm.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia gypsaceaName author: Rech.f. & AellenAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia petraeaName author: (Tratt.) Griseb.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia petraeaName author: Vis.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia suffruticosaName author: (L.) HegiAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia suffruticosaName author: (L.) BrandAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkia × kemal-paschiiName author: Bornm.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoltkiopsis ciliataName author: (Forssk.) I.M.Johnst.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoltkiopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoritzia ciliataName author: (Cham.) DC. ex Meisn.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoritzia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoritzia duseniiName author: I.M.Johnst.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoritzia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMoritzia lindeniiName author: (A.DC.) Benth. ex GürkeAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMoritzia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMyosotidium hortensiaName author: (Decne.) Baill.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMyosotidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMyosotidium hortensiumName author: (Decne.) Baill.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMyosotidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMyosotis abyssinicaName author: Boiss. & Reut.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeMyosotis genus
Related genus guideForget-me-not
No photo yetMyosotis afropalustrisName author: C.H.WrightAccepted speciesBoraginaceaeMyosotis genus
Related genus guideForget-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 980 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.