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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74 species · ParonychiaShowing 1–24
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 | Paronychia ahartiiName author: ErtterAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia albanicaName author: ChaudhriAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia americanaName author: (Nutt.) Fenzl ex Walp.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia andinaName author: A.GrayAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia arabicaName author: (L.) DC.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia aretioidesName author: DC.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia argenteaName author: Lam.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia argyrocomaName author: (Michx.) Nutt.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia baldwiniiName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) Fenzl ex Walp.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia bogotensisName author: Triana & Planch.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia bornmuelleriName author: ChaudhriAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia brazilianaName author: DC.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia cabreraeName author: ChaudhriAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia camphorosmoidesName author: Cambess.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia canadensisName author: (L.) Alph.WoodAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia canariensisName author: (L.f.) LinkAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia capitataName author: (L.) Lam.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia cephalotesName author: (M.Bieb.) BesserAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia chartaceaName author: FernaldAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia chilensisName author: DC.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia chionaeaName author: Boiss.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia chlorothyrsaName author: Murb.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia communisName author: Cambess.Accepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Paronychia congestaName author: CorrellAccepted species | CaryophyllaceaeParonychia 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.