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.

297 species · ScrophulariaShowing 1–24

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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 yetScrophularia aequilabrisName author: P.C.TsoongAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia aestivalisName author: Griseb.Accepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia alaschanicaName author: BatalinAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia alataName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia alhagioidesName author: Attar & JoharchiAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia alpestrisName author: J.Gay ex Benth.Accepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia altaicaName author: MurrayAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia amadiyanaName author: Ghaz. & HaloobAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia amanaName author: S.S.LallAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia amgunensisName author: F.SchmidtAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia amplexicaulisName author: Benth.Accepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia argutaName author: AitonAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia atrataName author: PennellAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia atroglandulosaName author: GrauAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia atropatanaName author: Grossh.Accepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia attariaeName author: Ranjbar & Rahch.Accepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia auriculataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia azerbaijanicaName author: GrauAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia badakhshanicaName author: GrauAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia badghysiName author: Botsch.Accepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia bahorucanaName author: ZanoniAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia bheriensisName author: T.Yamaz.Accepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia birmanicaName author: H.L.LiAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScrophularia bitlisicaName author: S.S.LallAccepted speciesScrophulariaceaeScrophularia 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 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.