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 yetPoa sandvicensisName author: (Reichardt) Hitchc.Accepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa scaberulaName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa scabrivaginataName author: TovarAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa schimperianaName author: Hochst. ex A.Rich.Accepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa schistaceaName author: Edgar & ConnorAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa schizanthaName author: ParodiAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa schmidtianaName author: Prob. & BarkalovAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa schoenoidesName author: Phil.Accepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa sclerocalamosName author: Facchini ex AmbrosiAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa secundaName author: J.PreslAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa sejunctaName author: Bernátová & Májovský & ObuchAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa seleriName author: Pilg.Accepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa selloviiName author: NeesAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa sellowiiName author: NeesAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa senexName author: EdgarAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa serpanaName author: RefulioAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa setulosaName author: BorAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa shumushuensisName author: OhwiAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa sibiricaName author: Roshev.Accepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa sichotensisName author: Prob.Accepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa sieberianaName author: Spreng.Accepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa sierraeName author: J.T.HowellAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa sikkimensisName author: (Stapf) BorAccepted speciesPoaceaePoa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPoa simensisName author: Hochst. ex A.Rich.Accepted speciesPoaceaePoa 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.