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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

Find a flower. Follow its family.

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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.

2,679 species in CaryophyllaceaeShowing 649–672

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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 yetDianthus burdurensisName author: Hamzaoğlu & KoçAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus busambraeName author: Soldano & F.ContiAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus cachemiricusName author: Edgew. & Hook.f.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus caespitosusName author: Thunb.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus callizonusName author: Schott & KotschyAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus calocephalusName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus campestrisName author: M.Bieb.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus candicusName author: (P.W.Ball & Heywood) Madhani & HeublAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus canescensName author: K.KochAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus capitatusName author: J.St.-Hil.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus capitellatusName author: KlokovAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus carbonatusName author: KlokovAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus carmelitarumName author: Reut. ex Boiss.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus carthusianorumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
Carnation — botanical reference

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Dianthus caryophyllusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genusCarnation guide Mini Carnation guide
No photo yetDianthus caucaseusName author: SimsAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus charidemiName author: PauAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus chimanimaniensisName author: S.S.HooperAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus chinensisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus chouardiiName author: DobignardAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus ciliatusName author: Guss.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus cinnamomeusName author: Sm.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus cintranusName author: Boiss. & Reut.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
No photo yetDianthus collinusName author: Waldst. & Kit.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeDianthus genus
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.