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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86 species · PectisShowing 49–72
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 | Pectis masoniiName author: Cuatrec.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis monocephalaName author: Cuatrec.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis multiflosculosaName author: (DC.) Sch.Bip.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis multisetaName author: Benth.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis odorataName author: Griseb.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis oligocephalaName author: Sch.Bip.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis papposaName author: Harv. & GrayAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis pimanaName author: Laferr. & D.J.KeilAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis pinosiaName author: Urb.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis pringleiName author: FernaldAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis propetesName author: Greenm.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis prostrataName author: Cav.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis pumilaName author: D.J.KeilAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis purpureaName author: BrandegeeAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis pygmaeaName author: KunthAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis repensName author: BrandegeeAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis rigidaName author: BakerAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis ritlandiiName author: R.A.Howard & W.R.BriggsAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis rusbyiName author: Greene ex A.GrayAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis samanensisName author: Urb.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis saturejoidesName author: (Mill.) Sch.Bip.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis schaffneriName author: Sch.Bip. ex A.GrayAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis schaffneriName author: Sch.Bip. ex FernaldAccepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Pectis serpyllifoliaName author: Less.Accepted species | AsteraceaePectis genus | No guide yet |
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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 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 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.