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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 145–168

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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 yetBrowningia columnarisName author: F.RitterAccepted speciesCactaceaeBrowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrowningia hernandeziiName author: Fern.AlonsoAccepted speciesCactaceaeBrowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrowningia hertlingianaName author: (Backeb.) Buxb.Accepted speciesCactaceaeBrowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrowningia macracanthaName author: (F.Ritter) WittnerAccepted speciesCactaceaeBrowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrowningia microspermaName author: (Werderm. & Backeb.) W.T.MarshallAccepted speciesCactaceaeBrowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrowningia pilleiferaName author: (F.Ritter) HutchisonAccepted speciesCactaceaeBrowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrowningia utcubambensisName author: Hutchison ex WittnerAccepted speciesCactaceaeBrowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCalymmanthium substerileName author: F.RitterAccepted speciesCactaceaeCalymmanthium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarnegiea giganteaName author: (Engelm.) Britton & RoseAccepted speciesCactaceaeCarnegiea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCastellanosia caineanaName author: CárdenasAccepted speciesCactaceaeCastellanosia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus apicicephaliumName author: E.Y.DawsonAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus columna-trajaniName author: (Karw. ex Pfeiff.) K.Schum.Accepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus dautwitziiName author: (Seitz) VossAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus euphorbioidesName author: (Haw.) Britton & RoseAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus fulvicepsName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) H.E.MooreAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus macrocephalusName author: F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.Accepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus mezcalaensisName author: BravoAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus multiareolatusName author: (E.Y.Dawson) H.J.Tapia & S.AriasAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus nizandensisName author: (Bravo & T.MacDoug.) Buxb.Accepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus novusName author: (P.V.Heath) M.H.J.van der MeerAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus nudusName author: E.Y.DawsonAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus parvispinusName author: S.Arias, H.J.Tapia & U.GuzmánAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus polylophusName author: (DC.) Britton & RoseAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCephalocereus scopariusName author: (Poselg.) Britton & RoseAccepted speciesCactaceaeCephalocereus 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.