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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.

31,458 species in OrchidaceaeShowing 5,833–5,856

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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 yetChangnienia malipoensisName author: D.H.Peng, Z.J.Liu & J.W.ZhaiAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChangnienia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardia heteroclitaName author: (Poepp. & Endl.) Dodson & D.E.Benn.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardia klugiiName author: (C.Schweinf.) GarayAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardia surinamensisName author: Rchb.f.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardiella dalessandroiName author: Dodson & DalströmAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardiella delcastilloiName author: D.E.Benn. & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardiella hirtziiName author: DodsonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardiella pacuarensisName author: JennyAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardiella pubescensName author: AckermanAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardiella serrulataName author: D.E.Benn. & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardiella subquadrataName author: (Schltr.) GarayAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChaubardiella tigrinaName author: (Garay & Dunst.) GarayAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeChaubardiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetChauliodon deflexicalcaratusName author: (De Wild.) L.Jonss.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeChauliodon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheiradenia cuspidataName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheiradenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis acuminataName author: Zhi L.Liu & Q.LiuAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis barbataName author: Q.Liu & X.F.WuAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis bidentataName author: J.J.Sm.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis bipunctataName author: Aver.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis boryiName author: (Rchb.f.) Hermans & P.J.CribbAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis calcarataName author: X.H.Jin & S.C.ChenAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis celebensisName author: P.O'Byrne & J.J.Verm.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis chinensisName author: RolfeAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis chuxiongensisName author: J.D.YaAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCheirostylis clibborndyeriName author: S.Y.Hu & BarrettoAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeCheirostylis 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.