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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.

61 species · LiatrisShowing 1–24

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetLiatris acidotaEngelm. & GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris aestivalisG.L.Nesom & O'KennonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris angustifolia(Bush) GaiserAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
Monarch on flowers

Photo Credit: USFWS Mountain-Prairie · CC BY 2.0

Liatris asperaMichx.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genusRough Blazing Star guide
No photo yetLiatris borealisNutt. ex J.McNabAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris bracteataGaiserAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris bridgesii(Mayfield) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris carrizana(Gaiser) G.L.NesomAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris chapmaniiTorr. & A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris cokeriPyne & StuckyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris compactaRydb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris cylindraceaMichx.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris cymosaK.Schum.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris cymosa(Nessel) SchumannAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris deamii(Lunell) ShinnersAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris densispicata(Bush) GaiserAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris elegans(Walter) Michx.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris elegantulaK.Schum.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris fallacior(Lunell) Rydb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris garberiA.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris gholsoniiL.C.AndersonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris glandulosaG.L.Nesom & O'KennonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris gracilisPurshAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
No photo yetLiatris helleriPorterAccepted speciesAsteraceaeLiatris genus
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.