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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213 species · AsclepiasShowing 25–48
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Asclepias brevipes(Schltr.) Schltr.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias buchwaldii(Schltr. & K.Schum.) De Wild.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias californicaGreeneAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias candidaVell.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias cinereaWalterAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias circinalis(Decne.) WoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias compressidens(N.E.Br.) NicholasAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias concinna(Schltr.) Schltr.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias connivensBaldwin ex ElliottAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias constrictaM.E.JonesAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias conzattiiWoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias cooperiN.E.Br.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias cordifolia(Benth.) Jeps.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias coulteriA.GrayAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias crassicoronataGoyderAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias crassinervisN.E.Br.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias crispaP.J.BergiusAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias croceaWoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias cryptocerasS.WatsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias cucullata(Schltr.) Schltr.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias cultriformisHarv. ex Schltr.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias curassavicaL.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias curtissiiA.GrayAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
| No photo yet | Asclepias cutleriWoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeAsclepias genus | Related genus guideButterfly Weed |
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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 480 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.