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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.

355 species · ThymusShowing 217–240

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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 yetThymus roseusName author: Schipcz.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus sachalinensisName author: Prob.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus samiusName author: Ronniger & Rech.f.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus saturejoidesName author: Coss.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus schimperiName author: RonnigerAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus schischkiniiName author: Serg.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus schlothaueraeName author: Prob.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus semiglaberName author: KlokovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus seravschanicusName author: KlokovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus sergievskajaeName author: Karav.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus serpylloidesName author: BoryAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus serpyllumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus serrulatusName author: Hochst. ex Benth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus sessilifoliusName author: KlokovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus sibiricusName author: (Serg.) Klokov & Des.-Shost.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus sibthorpiiName author: Benth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus sipyleusName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus skopjensisName author: Micevski & MatevskiAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus sokoloviiName author: KlokovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus spathulifoliusName author: Hausskn. & Velen.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus spinulosusName author: Ten.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus spryginiiName author: VasjukovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus stojanoviiName author: DegenAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus striatusName author: VahlAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
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.