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

Find a flower. Follow its family.

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.

4,388 species in BrassicaceaeShowing 913–936

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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 yetCardamine lihengianaName author: Al-ShehbazAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine lilacinaName author: Hook.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine linearilobaName author: I.Thomps.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine lojanensisName author: Al-ShehbazAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine longiiName author: FernaldAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine longipedicellataName author: RollinsAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine loxostemonoidesName author: O.E.SchulzAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine luxuriansName author: (O.E.Schulz) Rashid & H.OhbaAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine lyrataName author: BungeAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine macrocarpaName author: BrandegeeAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine macrophyllaName author: Willd.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine macrophyllaName author: AdamsonAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine macrostachyaName author: Phil.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine magnificaName author: HeenanAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine majovskiiName author: Marhold & ZáborskýAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine mangshanensisName author: X.L.Yu, A.Liu & Xiong LiAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine marginataName author: Phil.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine marholdiiName author: TzvelevAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine maritimaName author: DC.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine maritimaName author: Port.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine matthioliName author: Moretti ex ComolliAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine maximaName author: (Nutt.) WoodAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine megalanthaName author: HeenanAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine mexicanaName author: O.E.SchulzAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine 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.