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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Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

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.

23,513 species in FabaceaeShowing 10,705–10,728

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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 yetEbenus reeseiName author: Hub.-Mor.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEbenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEbenus sibthorpiiName author: DC.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEbenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEbenus stellataName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEbenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEbenus zekiyeaeName author: Aytaç & YıldırımAccepted speciesFabaceaeEbenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEchinospartum barnadesiiName author: (Graells) Rothm.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEchinospartum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEchinospartum boissieriName author: (Spach) Rothm.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEchinospartum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEchinospartum horridumName author: (Vahl) Rothm.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEchinospartum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEchinospartum ibericumName author: Rivas Mart., Sánchez Mata & SanchoAccepted speciesFabaceaeEchinospartum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEchinospartum lusitanicumName author: (L.) Rothm.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEchinospartum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEcuadendron acosta-solisianumName author: D.A.NeillAccepted speciesFabaceaeEcuadendron genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEleiotis rottleriName author: Wight & Arn.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEleiotis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEleiotis sororiaName author: (L.) DC.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEleiotis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEligmocarpus cynometroidesName author: CapuronAccepted speciesFabaceaeEligmocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEminia antennuliferaName author: (Baker) Taub.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEminia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEminia benguellensisName author: TorreAccepted speciesFabaceaeEminia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEminia harmsianaName author: De Wild.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEminia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEminia holubiiName author: (Hemsl.) Taub.Accepted speciesFabaceaeEminia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEndertia spectabilisName author: Steenis & de WitAccepted speciesFabaceaeEndertia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEndosamara racemosaName author: (Roxb.) R.GeesinkAccepted speciesFabaceaeEndosamara genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEnglerodendron brachyrhachisName author: (Breteler) Estrella & OjedaAccepted speciesFabaceaeEnglerodendron genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEnglerodendron conchyliophorumName author: (Pellegr.) BretelerAccepted speciesFabaceaeEnglerodendron genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEnglerodendron explicansName author: (Baill.) Estrella & OjedaAccepted speciesFabaceaeEnglerodendron genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEnglerodendron gabunenseName author: (J.Léonard) BretelerAccepted speciesFabaceaeEnglerodendron genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEnglerodendron graciliflorumName author: (Harms) Estrella & OjedaAccepted speciesFabaceaeEnglerodendron 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.