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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.

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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 yetAloe simiiName author: Pole-EvansAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe sinanaName author: ReynoldsAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe sinkatanaName author: ReynoldsAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe soboliferaName author: (S.Carter) WabuyeleAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe socialisName author: (H.Perrier) L.E.Newton & G.D.RowleyAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe somaliensisName author: C.H.Wright ex W.WatsonAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe soutpansbergensisName author: I.Verd.Accepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe speciosaName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe spectabilisName author: ReynoldsAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe spicataName author: L.f.Accepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe spinitriaggregataName author: J.-B.CastillonAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe springatei-neumanniiName author: L.E.NewtonAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe squarrosaName author: Baker ex Balf.f.Accepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe steudneriName author: Schweinf. ex Penz.Accepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe striataName author: Haw.Accepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe suarezensisName author: H.PerrierAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe subacutissimaName author: G.D.RowleyAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe subspicataName author: (Baker) Boatwr. & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe succotrinaName author: WestonAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe suffultaName author: ReynoldsAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe suprafoliataName author: Pole-EvansAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe swynnertoniiName author: RendleAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe tartarensisName author: T.A.McCoy & LavranosAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe tauriName author: L.C.LeachAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe 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.