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.

Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

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.

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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 yetMycetia holotrichaName author: (Miq.) KuntzeAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia javanicaName author: (Blume) Reinw. ex Korth.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia listeriName author: DebAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia longifloraName author: F.C.How ex H.S.LoAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia longifoliaName author: (Wall.) KuntzeAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia macrocarpaName author: F.C.How ex H.S.LoAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia malayanaName author: (G.Don) CraibAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia mindanaensisName author: (Elmer) GovaertsAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia minorName author: Ridl.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia mukerjianaName author: Deb & Ratna DuttaAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia myrioneuraName author: Merr.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia nepalensisName author: H.HaraAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia nutansName author: (R.Br. ex Kurz) Razafim. & B.BremerAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia obovataName author: (Miq.) KuntzeAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia ovatistipulataName author: FukuokaAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia paniculiformisName author: FukuokaAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia parishiiName author: CraibAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia parvifloraName author: (Hook.f.) Razafim. & B.BremerAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia pubifoliaName author: (Pit.) Razafim. & B.BremerAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia radicifloraName author: (C.B.Clarke) Airy ShawAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia rivicolaName author: CraibAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia rodgeriName author: Deb & MondalAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia siamensisName author: FukuokaAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMycetia sinensisName author: (Hemsl.) CraibAccepted speciesRubiaceaeMycetia 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.