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

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.

96 species in TropaeolaceaeShowing 73–96

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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 yetTropaeolum purpureumName author: KillipAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum repandumName author: HeilbornAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum rhomboideumName author: Lem.Accepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum sanctae-catharinaeName author: SparreAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum seemanniiName author: BuchenauAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum sessilifoliumName author: Poepp. & Endl.Accepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum slanisiiName author: BulacioAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum smithiiName author: DC.Accepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum sparreiName author: B.StåhlAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum speciosumName author: Poepp. & Endl.Accepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum steyermarkianumName author: SparreAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum stipulatumName author: Buchenau & SodiroAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum traceyaeName author: HughesAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum trialatumName author: (Suess.) L.Andersson & S.AnderssonAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum tricolorName author: SweetAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum trilobumName author: Turcz.Accepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum tuberosumName author: Ruiz & Pav.Accepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum umbellatumName author: Hook.Accepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum unilobatumName author: SparreAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum wagnerianumName author: KlotzschAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum warmingianumName author: Rohrb.Accepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum willinkiiName author: SparreAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum × jilesiiName author: SparreAccepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
No photo yetTropaeolum × tenuirostreName author: Steud.Accepted speciesTropaeolaceaeTropaeolum genus
Related genus guideGarden Nasturtium
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.