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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31 species · FerocactusShowing 1–24
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Ferocactus acanthodesName author: (Lem.) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus alamosanusName author: (Britton & Rose) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus californicusName author: (Monv. ex Labour.) BorgAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus chrysacanthusName author: (Orcutt) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus diguetiiName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus echidneName author: (DC.) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus emoryiName author: (Engelm.) OrcuttAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus flavovirensName author: (Scheidw.) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus fordiiName author: (Orcutt) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus glaucescensName author: (DC.) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus gracilisName author: H.E.GatesAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus haematacanthusName author: (Salm-Dyck) Bravo ex Backeb. & F.M.KnuthAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus hamatacanthusName author: (Muehlenpf.) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus herreraeName author: J.G.OrtegaAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus histrixName author: (DC.) G.E.Linds.Accepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus johnstonianusName author: Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus latispinusName author: (Haw.) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus lindsayiName author: BravoAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus macrodiscusName author: (Mart.) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus mathssoniiName author: (Berge ex K.Schum.) N.P.TaylorAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus peninsulaeName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & RoseAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus piliferusName author: (Lem.) G.UngerAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus pottsiiName author: (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.Accepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Ferocactus recurvusName author: (Mill.) BorgAccepted species | CactaceaeFerocactus 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.