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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.

23,513 species in FabaceaeShowing 22,825–22,848

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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 yetVachellia × standleyiName author: (Saff.) Seigler & EbingerAccepted speciesFabaceaeVachellia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVachellia × ziggyiName author: Seigler & EbingerAccepted speciesFabaceaeVachellia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVandasina retusaName author: (Benth.) RauschertAccepted speciesFabaceaeVandasina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVatairea erythrocarpaName author: (Ducke) DuckeAccepted speciesFabaceaeVatairea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVatairea fuscaName author: (Ducke) DuckeAccepted speciesFabaceaeVatairea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVatairea guianensisName author: Aubl.Accepted speciesFabaceaeVatairea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVatairea heteropteraName author: (Allemão) Ducke ex Assis-IglesiasAccepted speciesFabaceaeVatairea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVatairea lundelliiName author: (Standl.) KillipAccepted speciesFabaceaeVatairea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVatairea macrocarpaName author: (Benth.) DuckeAccepted speciesFabaceaeVatairea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVatairea paraensisName author: DuckeAccepted speciesFabaceaeVatairea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVatairea sericeaName author: (Ducke) DuckeAccepted speciesFabaceaeVatairea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVataireopsis ararobaName author: (Aguiar) DuckeAccepted speciesFabaceaeVataireopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVataireopsis iglesiasiiName author: DuckeAccepted speciesFabaceaeVataireopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVataireopsis speciosaName author: DuckeAccepted speciesFabaceaeVataireopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVataireopsis surinamensisName author: H.C.LimaAccepted speciesFabaceaeVataireopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVatovaea pseudolablabName author: (Harms) J.B.GillettAccepted speciesFabaceaeVatovaea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVerdesmum hentyiName author: (Verdc.) H.Ohashi & K.OhashiAccepted speciesFabaceaeVerdesmum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVicia abbreviataName author: Fisch. ex Spreng.Accepted speciesFabaceaeVicia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVicia acutifoliaName author: ElliottAccepted speciesFabaceaeVicia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVicia afghanicaName author: ChrtkováAccepted speciesFabaceaeVicia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVicia aintabensisName author: Boiss. & Hausskn.Accepted speciesFabaceaeVicia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVicia aktoensisName author: Y.H.WuAccepted speciesFabaceaeVicia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVicia alpestrisName author: StevenAccepted speciesFabaceaeVicia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetVicia alternansName author: Kit.Accepted speciesFabaceaeVicia 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.