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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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26 species · CarthamusShowing 1–24

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetCarthamus boissieriHalácsyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus calvusBatt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus carduncellusL.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus carthamoides(Pomel) Batt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus creticusL.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus curdicusHaneltAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus dentatusVahlAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus flavescensWilld.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus fruticosusMaireAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus glaucusM.Bieb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus gypsicolaIljinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus hispanicusSch.Bip.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus lanatusL.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus leucocaulosSm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus mareoticusDelileAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus nitidusBoiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus oxyacanthaM.Bieb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus persicusDesf. ex Willd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus rechingeriP.H.DavisAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus rhaponticoides(Pomel) GreuterAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus strictus(Pomel) Batt.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus tamamschjanaeGabrieljanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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No photo yetCarthamus tenuis(Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Bornm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genus
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Carthamus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Esin Üstün from Istanbul, Turkey · CC BY 2.0

Carthamus tinctoriusL.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCarthamus genusCarthamus guide
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.

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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 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.