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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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetRanunculus budaianusSoóAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus budensisSoóAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus buekkensisSoóAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus buhseiBoiss.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus bulbilliferusBoiss. & Hohen.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus bulbosusL.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus bullatusL.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus bungeiSteud.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus bupleuroidesBrot.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus cabrerensisRothm.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus cacuminisStrid & Papan.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus cadmicusBoiss.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus caespitans(Hyl. & Nannf.) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus caespitosulus(Julin) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus cajanderi(Fagerstr.) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus calandrinioidesOliv.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus californicusBenth.Accepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus caliginosus(Markl.) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus callimorphoides(Markl.) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus callimorphus(Markl.) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus calliodon(Markl.) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus caloschistus(Markl.) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus calvescens(Harry Sm. ex Fagerstr. & G.Kvist) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
No photo yetRanunculus campanulatus(Julin) EricssonAccepted speciesRanunculaceaeRanunculus genus
Related genus guideRanunculus
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 480 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.