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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1,045 species · SalviaShowing 529–552
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Salvia majdae(Rech.f. & Wendelbo) SytsmaAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia malvifoliaEpling & JátivaAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia manantlanensisRamamoorthyAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia manasluensisPendry & Y.K.WeiAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia manauricaFern.AlonsoAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia marashicaIlçim, Celep & DoganAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia marciEplingAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia margaritaeBotsch.Accepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia mattogrossensisPilg.Accepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia maximowiczianaHemsl.Accepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia maymanicaHedgeAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia mayoriiBriq.Accepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia mazatlanensisFernaldAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia mcvaughiiBedolla, Lara Cabrera & ZamudioAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia medusaEpling & JátivaAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia meeraRamamoorthy ex J.G.González & Santana Mich.Accepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia meiliensisS.W.SuAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia mekongensisE.PeterAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia melaleucaEplingAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia melissifloraBenth.Accepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia melissodoraLag.Accepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia melliferaGreeneAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia mentiensPohlAccepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus | |
| No photo yet | Salvia merjamieForssk.Accepted species | LamiaceaeSalvia genus |
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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 730 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.