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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.

2,240 species in CactaceaeShowing 1,297–1,320

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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 yetMammillaria wegeneriName author: Ehrenb.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria weingartianaName author: Boed.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria wiesingeriName author: Boed.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria winteraeName author: Boed.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria xaltianguensisName author: Sánchez-Mej.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria zeilmannianaName author: Boed.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria zephyranthoidesName author: Scheidw.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria zepnickiiName author: Ehrenb.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria zubleraeName author: Repp.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria × busoniiName author: BachelAccepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMammillaria × gajiiName author: Chvastek & HaldaAccepted speciesCactaceaeMammillaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMarshallocereus aragoniiName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMarshallocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana aurantiacaName author: (Vaupel) Buxb.Accepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana aureifloraName author: F.RitterAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana formosaName author: F.RitterAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana hayneiName author: (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & RoseAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana hoxeyiName author: (G.J.Charles) G.J.CharlesAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana huagalensisName author: (Donald & A.B.Lau) Bregman, Meerst., Melis & A.B.PullenAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana intertextaName author: F.RitterAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana klopfensteiniiName author: Cieza & PinoAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana krahniiName author: (Donald) BregmannAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana madisoniorumName author: (Hutchison) G.D.RowleyAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana oreodoxaName author: (F.Ritter) SlabaAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMatucana paucicostataName author: F.RitterAccepted speciesCactaceaeMatucana 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.