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 2,305–2,328

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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 yetFarsetia stylosaName author: R.Br.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeFarsetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFarsetia tenuisiliquaName author: JonsellAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeFarsetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFarsetia undulicarpaName author: JonsellAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeFarsetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFezia pterocarpaName author: Pit. ex Batt.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeFezia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFibigia clypeataName author: (L.) Medik.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeFibigia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFibigia heterophyllaName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeFibigia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFibigia macrocarpaName author: (Boiss.) Boiss.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeFibigia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFoleyola billotiiName author: MaireAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeFoleyola genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFortuynia garciniiName author: Shuttlew. ex Boiss.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeFortuynia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFourraea alpinaName author: (L.) Greuter & BurdetAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeFourraea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetFriedrichkarlmeyeria umbellataName author: (Steven ex DC.) T.Ali & ThinesAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeFriedrichkarlmeyeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalitzkya macrocarpaName author: (Ikonn.-Gal.) V.V.Botschantz.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGalitzkya genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalitzkya potaniniiName author: (Maxim.) V.V.Botschantz.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGalitzkya genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalitzkya spathulataName author: (Steph. ex Willd.) V.V.Botschantz.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGalitzkya genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGeococcus pusillusName author: J.Drumm. ex Harv.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGeococcus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGlastaria glastifoliaName author: KuntzeAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeGlastaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGoldbachia ikonnikoviiName author: Vassilcz.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGoldbachia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGoldbachia laevigataName author: DC.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGoldbachia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGoldbachia pendulaName author: Botsch.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGoldbachia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGoldbachia sabulosaName author: (Kar. & Kir.) D.A.German & Al-ShehbazAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeGoldbachia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGoldbachia tetragonaName author: Ledeb.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGoldbachia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGoldbachia torulosaName author: DC.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGoldbachia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGoldbachia verrucosaName author: Kom.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeGoldbachia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGongylis peruvianaName author: (Al-Shehbaz, Ed.Navarro & A.Cano) Sánchez Och. & MolinariAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeGongylis 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.