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.

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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 yetPedicularis pulchraName author: PaulsenAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis punctataName author: Decne.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis purpureaName author: PennellAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis pushpangadaniiName author: T.Husain & Arti GargAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis pycnanthaName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis pygmaeaName author: Maxim.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis pyramidataName author: Royle ex Benth.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis pyrenaicaName author: J.GayAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis qinghaiensisName author: T.Yamaz.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis quxiangensisName author: H.P.YangAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis racemosaName author: Douglas ex Benth.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis raghvendraeName author: Arti Garg & R.Kr.SinghAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis rainierensisName author: Pennell & F.A.WarrenAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis ramosissimaName author: BonatiAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis rechingeriName author: WendelboAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis recurvaName author: Maxim.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis recutitaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis refractaName author: (Maxim.) Maxim.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis regelianaName author: PrainAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis remotilobaName author: Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis reptansName author: P.C.TsoongAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis resupinataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis retingensisName author: P.C.TsoongAccepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPedicularis rexName author: C.B.Clarke ex Maxim.Accepted speciesOrobanchaceaePedicularis 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.