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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.

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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.

532 species · GaliumShowing 1–24

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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 yetGalium abaujenseName author: BorbásAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium absurdumName author: KrendlAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium achurenseName author: Grossh.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium acrispumName author: (Dempster) Guilliams & HasenstabAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium acrophyumName author: Hochst. ex Chiov.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium acuminatumName author: BallAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium acutumName author: Edgew.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium adhaerensName author: Boiss. & BalansaAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium advenumName author: KrendlAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium aegeumName author: (Stoj. & Kitan.) AncevAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium aetnicumName author: Biv.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium afropusillumName author: Ehrend.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium agrophilumName author: KrendlAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium aladaghenseName author: ParollyAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium alboflorumName author: S.S.YingAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium albumName author: Mill.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium amatymbicumName author: Eckl. & Zeyh.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium amorganumName author: HalácsyAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium andrewsiiName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium andringitrenseName author: Homolle ex PuffAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium anfractumName author: Sommier & LevierAccepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium anglicumName author: Huds.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium anguineumName author: Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGalium angustifoliumName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeGalium genusNo guide yet
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.