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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 2,113–2,136

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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 yetBrassia keilianaName author: Rchb.f. ex Lindl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia koehlerorumName author: Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia lanceanaName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia lehmanniiName author: (Garay) M.W.ChaseAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia macrostachyaName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia maculataName author: R.Br.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia mendozaeName author: (Dodson) SenghasAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia minutifloraName author: (Kraenzl.) M.W.ChaseAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia neglectaName author: Rchb.f.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia ocanensisName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia panamensisName author: (Garay) M.W.ChaseAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia pascoensisName author: D.E.Benn. & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia peruvianaName author: Poepp. & Endl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia pozoiName author: (Dodson & N.H.Williams) SenghasAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia pumilaName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia revolutaName author: Č.FloriánAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia rhizomatosaName author: Garay & Dunst.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia rolandoiName author: (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) M.W.ChaseAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia signataName author: Rchb.f.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia suavissimaName author: Pupulin & BogarínAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia sulphureaName author: (Rchb.f.) M.W.ChaseAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia thyrsodesName author: Rchb.f.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia transamazonicaName author: D.E.Benn. & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBrassia verrucosaName author: Bateman ex Lindl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeBrassia 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 980 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.