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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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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.

194 species · EchinopsShowing 25–48

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetEchinops cephalotesDC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops ceratophorusBoiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops cervicornisBornm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chantavicusTrautv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chardiniBoiss. & BuhseAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chloroleucusRech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chlorophyllusRech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chodzha-muminiRassulova & B.A.SharipovaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops chorassanicusBungeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops conrathiiFreynAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops coriophyllusC.ShihAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops cornigerusDC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops cyanocephalusBoiss. & Hausskn.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops dasyanthusRegel & Schmalh.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops descendensHand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops dichrousBoiss. & Hausskn.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops dissectusKitag.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops dubjanskyiIljinAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops ecbatanusBornm. ex Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops echinatusRoxb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops elatusBungeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops elbursensisRech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops ellenbeckiiO.Hoffm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe Thistle
No photo yetEchinops elymaiticusBornAccepted speciesAsteraceaeEchinops genus
Related genus guideGlobe 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 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.