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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

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.

137 species · CarduusShowing 49–72

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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 yetCarduus hamulosusName author: Ehrh.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus heteromorphusName author: SennholzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus hohenackeriName author: KazmiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus ibicensisName author: (Devesa & Talavera) Rosselló & N.TorresAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus intercedensName author: Hausskn.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus jordaniiName author: ArènesAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus juratzkaeName author: BeckAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus keniensisName author: R.E.Fr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus kerneriName author: Simonk.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus kirghisicusName author: SultanovaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus kumaunensisName author: (Arènes) KazmiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus lanuginosusName author: Willd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus leptacanthusName author: Fresen.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus leptocephalusName author: Peterm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus leptocladusName author: DurieuAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus leridanusName author: Devesa & TalaveraAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus lesurinusName author: RouyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus litigiosusName author: Nocca & Balb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus littoralisName author: BorbásAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus lobulatusName author: BorbásAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus loretiiName author: RouyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus lusitanicusName author: RouyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus macracanthusName author: KazmiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCarduus macrocephalusName author: Coss. ex Willk. & LangeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarduus 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 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.