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.
357 species · GentianaShowing 313–336
Clear filtersPhotos 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.
| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Gentiana trichotomaName author: Kusn.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana tricolorName author: Diels & GilgAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana trifloraName author: Pall.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana tubifloraName author: (G.Don) Wall. ex Griseb.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana ulmeriName author: Merr.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana unifloraName author: GeorgiAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana urnulaName author: Harry Sm.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana utriculosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana vandellioidesName author: Hemsl.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana vandewateriName author: WernhamAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana veitchiorumName author: Hemsl.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana venustaName author: (G.Don) Wall. ex Griseb.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana vernaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana vernayiName author: C.MarquandAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana viatrixName author: Harry Sm. ex C.MarquandAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana villosaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana waltoniiName author: BurkillAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana walujewiiName author: Regel & Schmalh.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana wangchukiiName author: E.Aitken & D.G.LongAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana wardiiName author: W.W.Sm.Accepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana wasenensisName author: C.MarquandAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana wilsoniiName author: C.MarquandAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana winchuanensisName author: T.N.HoAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Gentiana wingecarribiensisName author: L.G.AdamsAccepted species | GentianaceaeGentiana 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.