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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.

794 species · CentaureaShowing 169–192

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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 yetCentaurea crocodyliumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea cuneifoliaName author: Sm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea cuspidataName author: Vis.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea cyanifoliaName author: K.KochAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea cyanoidesName author: Wahlenb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea cyanomorphaName author: Stef. & T.GeorgievAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
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Photo Credit: Orikrin1998 · CC BY 3.0

Centaurea cyanusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genusCornflower guide
No photo yetCentaurea cylindrocephalaName author: Bornm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea cyprensisName author: (Holub) T.GeorgiadisAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea cyrenaicaName author: Bég. & VaccariAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea damascenaName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea daralagoezicaName author: (Fomin) GreuterAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea davisiiName author: WagenitzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea debdouensisName author: Breitw. & PodlechAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea debeauxiiName author: Godr. & Gren.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea decipiensName author: Thuill.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea decurrensName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea deflexaName author: WagenitzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea degenianaName author: J.WagnerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea delbesianaName author: ArènesAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea delicatulaName author: Breitw. & PodlechAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea delucaeName author: C.Guarino & RamponeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea demiriziiName author: WagenitzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
No photo yetCentaurea depressaName author: M.Bieb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCentaurea genus
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.