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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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Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

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 12,289–12,312

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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 yetEpidendrum crescentilobumName author: AmesAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum criniferumName author: Rchb.f.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cristatumName author: Ruiz & Pav.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum croatiiName author: HágsaterAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum croceoserpensName author: Hágsater & Salas Guerr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum croceumName author: Ruiz & Pav.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cruciformeName author: Hágsater & E.SantiagoAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cryptanthumName author: L.O.WilliamsAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cryptopaterasName author: Hágsater & CourtinardAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cryptorhachisName author: HágsaterAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cryptotropisName author: Hágsater, Collantes & E.SantiagoAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cuatrecasasiiName author: GarayAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cuchibambaeName author: F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cuencanumName author: Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cuicochaenseName author: Hágsater & DodsonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum culmiformeName author: Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cuneatoidesName author: Dodson ex HágsaterAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cuneatumName author: Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cuniculatumName author: Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cupreumName author: F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum curimarcenseName author: Hágsater, W.C.Navarro & H.R.QuispeAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum curtisiiName author: A.D.HawkesAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum curvisepalumName author: Hágsater & DresslerAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
No photo yetEpidendrum cusiiName author: HágsaterAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeEpidendrum genus
Related genus guideCrucifix Orchid
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.