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.

4,388 species in BrassicaceaeShowing 2,593–2,616

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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 yetIberis symplexName author: DC.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeIberis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIberis umbellataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeIberis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIdahoa scapigeraName author: (Hook.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeIdahoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIhsanalshehbazia granatensisName author: (Boiss. & Reut.) T.Ali & ThinesAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIhsanalshehbazia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIljinskaea planisiliquaName author: (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Al-Shehbaz, Özüdoğru & D.A.GermanAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIljinskaea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIodanthus pinnatifidusName author: Steud.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeIodanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIonopsidium abulenseName author: (Pau) Rothm.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeIonopsidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIonopsidium acauleName author: Rchb.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeIonopsidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIonopsidium albiflorumName author: DurieuAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIonopsidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIonopsidium aragonenseName author: (H.J.Coste & Soulié) M.KochAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIonopsidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIonopsidium glastifoliumName author: (L.) M.KochAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIonopsidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIonopsidium megalospermumName author: (Maire) M.KochAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIonopsidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIonopsidium prolongoiName author: (Boiss.) Batt.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeIonopsidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIonopsidium savianumName author: Ball ex CaruelAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIonopsidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIonopsidium savianumName author: (Caruel) Ball ex Arcang.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeIonopsidium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIrania compactaName author: (Rech.f.) Hadač & ChrtekAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIrania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIrania membranaceaName author: (Rech.f.) Hadač & ChrtekAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIrania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIrania multicaulisName author: (Boiss. & Hohen.) Hadač & ChrtekAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIrania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIrania pendulaName author: (Boiss.) Hadač & ChrtekAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIrania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIrania umbellataName author: (Boiss.) Hadač & ChrtekAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIrania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIrenepharsus magicusName author: HewsonAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIrenepharsus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIrenepharsus phasmatodesName author: HewsonAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIrenepharsus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIrenepharsus trypherusName author: HewsonAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIrenepharsus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIsatis afghanicaName author: Hadač & ChrtekAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeIsatis 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 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.