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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.

495 species · CirsiumShowing 385–408

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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 yetCirsium setschwanicumName author: (Petr.) Petr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium shansienseName author: Petr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium shidokimontanumName author: KadotaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium shihianumName author: GreuterAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium shinanenseName author: ShimizuAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium sieboldiiName author: Miq.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium sieversiiName author: (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Petr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium silesiacumName author: Sch.Bip. ex NymanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium simplexName author: C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium simplexName author: Hornem.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium sintenisiiName author: FreynAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium sipyleumName author: O.SchwarzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium skutchiiName author: S.F.BlakeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium sommieriName author: Petr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium sorocephalumName author: Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium sosnowskyiName author: KharadzeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium soulieiName author: (Franch.) Mattf. ex Rehder & KobuskiAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium spathulatumName author: GaudinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium spectabileName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium spicatumName author: Matsum.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium spinosissimumName author: (L.) Scop.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium spinosumName author: Kitam.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium steirolepisName author: Petr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
No photo yetCirsium straminispinumName author: C.JeffreyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeCirsium genus
Related genus guidesTall Thistle Swamp Thistle
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 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.