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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.

1,912 species in GentianaceaeShowing 73–96

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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 yetCentaurium scilloidesName author: (L.f.) Samp.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentaurium serpentinicolaName author: CarlströmAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentaurium tenuiflorumName author: (Hoffmanns. & Link) FritschAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentaurium turcicumName author: NábělekAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentaurium uliginosumName author: G.Beck ex Ronn.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentaurium × aschersonianumName author: (Seemen) P.Fourn.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentaurium × cicekiiName author: Yıld. & YaprakAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentaurium × intermediumName author: (Wheldon) DruceAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentaurium × jolivetinumName author: (P.Fourn.) P.Fourn.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCentaurium × litardiereiName author: Ronniger ex Litard.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCentaurium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChelonanthus hamatusName author: LepisAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChelonanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChelonanthus longistylusName author: (J.G.M.Pers. & Maas) Struwe & V.A.AlbertAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChelonanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChelonanthus matogrossensisName author: (J.G.M.Pers. & Maas) Struwe & V.A.AlbertAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChelonanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChelonanthus pterocaulisName author: LepisAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChelonanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChelonanthus purpurascensName author: (Aubl.) Struwe, S.Nilsson & V.A.AlbertAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChelonanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChironia albifloraName author: HilliardAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChironia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChironia angolensisName author: GilgAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChironia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChironia arenariaName author: E.Mey.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeChironia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChironia bacciferaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesGentianaceaeChironia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChironia baumianaName author: GilgAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChironia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChironia decumbensName author: LevynsAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChironia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChironia elgonensisName author: BullockAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChironia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChironia erythraeoidesName author: HiernAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChironia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChironia fernandesianaName author: Paiva & I.NogueiraAccepted speciesGentianaceaeChironia 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.