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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673 species · PolygalaShowing 529–552
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 | Polygala santacruzensisName author: GrondonaAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala santanderensisName author: Killip & Steyerm.Accepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala saprophyticaName author: Chodat ex GrondonaAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala sardoaName author: ChodatAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala savannarumName author: ChodatAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala saxicolaName author: DunnAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala schinzianaName author: ChodatAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala schirvanicaName author: Grossh.Accepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala schoenlankiiName author: O.Hoffm. & Hildebr. ex O.Hoffm.Accepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala schweinfurthiiName author: ChodatAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala scopariaName author: KunthAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala scoparioidesName author: ChodatAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala scorpioidesName author: R.A.KerriganAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala sedoidesName author: A.W.Benn.Accepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala sekhukhuniensisName author: Retief, S.J.Siebert & A.E.van WykAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala selaginoidesName author: A.W.Benn.Accepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala seleriName author: ChodatAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala sellowianaName author: A.St.-Hil. & Moq.Accepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala semialataName author: S.WatsonAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala seminudaName author: Harv.Accepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala senegaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala senensisName author: KlotzschAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala septentrionalisName author: TroupinAccepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polygala sericeaName author: A.W.Benn.Accepted species | PolygalaceaePolygala 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.