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
Find a flower. Follow its family.
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.
12,346 species in PoaceaeShowing 2,281–2,304
Clear filtersPhotos 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.
| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Capillipedium filiculmeName author: (Hook.f.) StapfAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium huegeliiName author: (Hack.) A.CamusAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium kuoiName author: L.B.CaiAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium kwashotenseName author: (Hayata) C.C.HsuAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium laoticumName author: A.CamusAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium leucotrichumName author: (A.Camus) M.Schmid ex VeldkampAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium longisetosumName author: BorAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium magdalenaeName author: M.R.AlmeidaAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium mistryiName author: A.P.Tiwari & LandgeAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium nagenseName author: BorAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium parviflorumName author: (R.Br.) StapfAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium planipedicellatumName author: BorAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium pteropechysName author: (C.B.Clarke) StapfAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium spicigerumName author: S.T.BlakeAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium sulcatumName author: BorAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Capillipedium yashwantraoiName author: Tarbej & PotdarAccepted species | PoaceaeCapillipedium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Castellia tuberculosaName author: (Moris) BorAccepted species | PoaceaeCastellia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Catabrosa afghanicaName author: TzvelevAccepted species | PoaceaeCatabrosa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Catabrosa aquaticaName author: (L.) P.Beauv.Accepted species | PoaceaeCatabrosa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Catabrosa bogutensisName author: Punina & NosovAccepted species | PoaceaeCatabrosa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Catabrosa drakensbergensisName author: (Hedberg & I.Hedberg) Soreng & FishAccepted species | PoaceaeCatabrosa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Catabrosa ledebouriiName author: Punina & NosovAccepted species | PoaceaeCatabrosa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Catabrosa longissimaName author: TzvelevAccepted species | PoaceaeCatabrosa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Catabrosella fibrosaName author: (Trautv.) TzvelevAccepted species | PoaceaeCatabrosella genus | No guide yet |
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 datasetWhat 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.