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.

5,145 species in EricaceaeShowing 457–480

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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 yetCavendishia dependensName author: Hemsl.Accepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia divaricataName author: A.C.Sm.Accepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia dulcisName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia endresiiName author: Hemsl.Accepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia englerianaName author: HoeroldAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia erythrostegiaName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia foreroiName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia fortunensisName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia fusiformisName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia gentryiName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia glandulosaName author: A.C.Sm.Accepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia gomeziiName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia grandifoliaName author: HeroldAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia grossaName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia guascensisName author: Cuatrec.Accepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia guatapeensisName author: Mansf.Accepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia guatemalensisName author: Loes.Accepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia herreraeName author: Luteyn & J.F.MoralesAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia iserniiName author: SleumerAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia jardinensisName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia lactiviscidaName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia latifoliaName author: Hemsl.Accepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia laurifoliaName author: (Klotzsch) Benth. & Hook.f.Accepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCavendishia lebroniaeName author: LuteynAccepted speciesEricaceaeCavendishia 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 1230 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.