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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51 species · CelosiaShowing 1–24
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Celosia angustifoliaName author: SchinzAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia anthelminthicaName author: Asch.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
![]() Photo Credit: Quadell ( talk ) ( Uploads ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 | Celosia argenteaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | Celosia guide Plume Celosia guide |
| No photo yet | Celosia bakeriName author: C.C.Towns.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia baroniiName author: CavacoAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia benguellensisName author: C.C.Towns.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia boiviniiName author: Hook.f.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia bonnivairiiName author: SchinzAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia brasiliensisName author: Moq.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia brevispicataName author: C.C.Towns.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia chenopodiifoliaName author: BakerAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia chiapensisName author: BrandegeeAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia corymbiferaName author: Didr.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia elegantissimaName author: HaumanAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia expansifilaName author: C.C.Towns.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia fadenorumName author: C.C.Towns.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia floribundaName author: A.GrayAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia globosaName author: SchinzAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia grandifoliaName author: Moq.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia hastataName author: Lopr.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia humbertianaName author: CavacoAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia isertiiName author: C.C.Towns.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia leptostachyaName author: Benth.Accepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus | |
| No photo yet | Celosia loandensisName author: BakerAccepted species | AmaranthaceaeCelosia genus |
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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 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.
