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 1,009–1,032

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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 scutataName author: Thunb.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine seidlitzianaName author: AlbovAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine seravschanicaName author: Botsch.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine serbicaName author: Pančić ex Asch. & Kan.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine serbicaName author: PančićAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine serpentinaName author: HeenanAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine sichuanensisName author: J.P.Yue, Y.J.Guo, Jia L.Li & Al-ShehbazAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine silanaName author: Marhold & PernýAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine simplexName author: Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine sinuatifoliaName author: HeenanAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine sphenophyllaName author: JurtzevAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine stenolobaName author: Hemsl.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine subcarnosaName author: (Hook.f.) AllanAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine subterraneaName author: LarrañagaAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine tanakaeName author: Franch. & Sav.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine tangutorumName author: O.E.SchulzAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine teneraName author: S.G.Gmel. ex C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine teneraName author: S.Gmelin ex C.MeyerAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine tenuifoliaName author: Hook.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine tenuirostrisName author: Hook. & Arn.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine tepelenensisName author: F.K.Mey.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine thalassicaName author: HeenanAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine thyrosideaName author: O.E.SchulzAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeCardamine genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCardamine thyrsoideaName 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.