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 8,713–8,736

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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 yetDactylorhiza × dubreuilhiiName author: (G.Keller & Jeanj.) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × dufftianaName author: (M.Schulze) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × dufftiiName author: (Hausskn.) PeitzAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × erdingeriName author: (A.Kern.) B.BockAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × estonicaName author: Jagiello & KuuskAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × flixensisName author: (Gsell) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × formosaName author: SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × fourkensisName author: B.Willing & E.WillingAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × gabretanaName author: (A.Fuchs) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × grandisName author: (Druce) P.F.HuntAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × guilhotiiName author: (E.G.Camus) B.BockAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × guillaumeaeName author: Chr.BernardAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × gustavssoniiName author: H.BaumannAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × halliiName author: (Druce) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × influenzaName author: (Sennholz) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × jenensisName author: (Brand) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × kataranaName author: H.BaumannAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × kellerianaName author: P.F.HuntAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × kerneriName author: (Soó) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × kerneriorumName author: (Soó) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × kopdagianaName author: H.BaumannAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × latirellaName author: (P.M.Hall) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × lehmanniiName author: (Klinge) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDactylorhiza × megapolitanaName author: (Bisse) SoóAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeDactylorhiza 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.