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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27 species · BrachypodiumShowing 1–24
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Brachypodium arbusculaName author: Gay ex St.-YvesAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium arbusculaName author: Gay ex KnocheAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium arbusculumName author: Gay ex KnocheAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium atlanticumName author: DobignardAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium bolusiiName author: StapfAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium distachyonName author: (L.) P.Beauv.Accepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium flexumName author: NeesAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium glaucovirensName author: (Murb.) SagorskiAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium glaucovirensName author: Murb.Accepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium humbertianumName author: A.CamusAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium hybridumName author: Catalán, Joch.Müll., Hasterok & G.JenkinsAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium kawakamiiName author: HayataAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium kotschyiName author: Boiss.Accepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium madagascarienseName author: A.Camus & H.PerrierAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium mexicanumName author: (Roem. & Schult.) LinkAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium peregrinumName author: Stanisl. & TzvelevAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium perrieriName author: A.CamusAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium phoenicoidesName author: (L.) Roem. & Schult.Accepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium pinnatumName author: (L.) P.Beauv.Accepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium pringleiName author: Scribn. ex BealAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium retusumName author: (Pers.) P.Beauv.Accepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium staceiName author: Catalán, Joch.Müll., L.A.J.Mur & T.LangdonAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium sylvaticumName author: (Huds.) P.Beauv.Accepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Brachypodium × ambrosiiName author: SennenAccepted species | PoaceaeBrachypodium genus | No guide yet |
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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 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.