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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.

2,679 species in CaryophyllaceaeShowing 1,369–1,392

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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 yetHerniaria riphaeaName author: Font QuerAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHerniaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerniaria scabridaName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHerniaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerniaria schlechteriName author: F.Herm.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHerniaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHerniaria setigeraName author: GilliesAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHerniaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHesperostellaria americanaName author: (Porter ex B.L.Rob.) Gang Yao, B.Xue & Z.Q.SongAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHesperostellaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHeterochroa antoninaeName author: (Schischk.) Madhani & ZarreAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHeterochroa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHeterochroa desertorumName author: BungeAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHeterochroa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHeterochroa microphyllaName author: SchrenkAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHeterochroa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHeterochroa petraeaName author: BungeAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHeterochroa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHeterochroa turkestanicaName author: (Schischk.) Madhani & ZarreAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHeterochroa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHeterochroa violaceaName author: (Ledeb.) Walp.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHeterochroa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHimgiria compressaName author: (McNeill) Pusalkar & D.K.SinghAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHimgiria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHolosteum breistrofferiName author: Greuter & CharpinAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHolosteum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHolosteum glutinosumName author: Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHolosteum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHolosteum kobresietorumName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHolosteum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHolosteum marginatumName author: C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHolosteum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHolosteum tenerrimumName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHolosteum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHolosteum umbellatumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHolosteum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetHonckenya peploidesName author: (L.) Ehrh.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeHonckenya genusNo guide yet
No photo yetIllecebrum verticillatumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeIllecebrum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetJordania aziz-sancariiName author: (Koç & Hamzaoğlu) Rabeler & MadhaniAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeJordania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetJordania cherlerioidesName author: (Bornm.) Rabeler & MadhaniAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeJordania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetJordania confertifoliaName author: (Hub.-Mor.) Rabeler & MadhaniAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeJordania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetJordania frankenioidesName author: (Boiss.) Rabeler & MadhaniAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeJordania 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.