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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.

582 species · IlexShowing 361–384

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetIlex oblongaC.J.TsengAccepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex obtusataTriana & Planch.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex occultaC.J.TsengAccepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex odorataBuch.-Ham. ex D.DonAccepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex oligodontaMerr. & ChunAccepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex oligoneuraLoes.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex oliverianaLoes.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex omeiensisHu & TangAccepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex opacaAitonAccepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex organensisLoes.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex ovalifoliaBonpl. ex MiersAccepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex ovalifoliaG.Mey.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex ovalis(Ruiz & Pav.) Loes.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex pachyphyllaMerr.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex pallidaStandl.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex paltorioidesReissekAccepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex paraguariensisA.St.-Hil.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex paruensisSteyerm.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex parvifructaEdwinAccepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex patensRidl.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex paucifloraRidl.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex paucinerviaMerr.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex paujiensisSteyerm.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
No photo yetIlex pedunculosaMiq.Accepted speciesAquifoliaceaeIlex genus
Related genus guidesHolly Winterberry
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.