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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23 species · DasylirionShowing 1–23
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Dasylirion acrotrichumName author: (Schiede) Zucc.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion berlandieriName author: S.WatsonAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion cedrosanumName author: Trel.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion durangenseName author: Trel.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion gentryiName author: BoglerAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion glaucophyllumName author: Hook.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion graminifoliumName author: (Zucc.) Zucc.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion leiophyllumName author: Engelm. ex Trel.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion longissimumName author: Lem.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion longistylumName author: J.F.Macbr.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion lucidumName author: RoseAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion micropterumName author: Villarreal, A.E.Estrada & EncinaAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion miquihuanenseName author: BoglerAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion occidentalisName author: Bogler ex HochstätterAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion palaciosiiName author: Rzed.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion parryanumName author: Trel.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion quadrangulatumName author: S.WatsonAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion serekeName author: BoglerAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion serratifoliumName author: (Karw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Zucc.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion simplexName author: Trel.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion texanumName author: ScheeleAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion treleaseiName author: (Bogler) HochstätterAccepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Dasylirion wheeleriName author: S.Watson ex Rothr.Accepted species | AsparagaceaeDasylirion genus | No guide yet |
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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 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.