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.

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetCracosna carinata(Dop) ThivAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCracosna genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCracosna gracilis(Dop) ThivAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCracosna genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCracosna xyridiformisGagnep.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCracosna genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia angustataC.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia arunachalensisS.S.Dash, Gogoi & A.A.MaoAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia bomareoides(C.Marquand) H.Sm.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia campanulaceaWall. & Griff. ex C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia championii(Gardner) AlstonAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia crawfurdioides(C.Marquand) H.Sm.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia delavayiFranch.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia dimidiata(C.Marquand) H.Sm.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia gracilipesH.Sm.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia lobatilimbaW.L.ChengAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia maculaticaulisC.Y.Wu ex C.J.WuAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia nyingchiensisK.Yao & W.L.ChengAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia poilaneiHulAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia pricei(C.Marquand) H.Sm.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia puberulaC.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia semialata(C.Marquand) H.Sm.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia sessiliflora(C.Marquand) H.Sm.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia sinkuensis(C.Marquand) H.Sm.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia speciosaWall.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia thibeticaFranch.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCrawfurdia tonkinensisJ.Murata ex HulAccepted speciesGentianaceaeCrawfurdia 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 480 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.