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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 25–48

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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 bornmuelleriName author: Velen.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus borysthenicusName author: Klokov & Des.-Shost.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus boveiName author: Benth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus brachychilusName author: JalasAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus bracteatusName author: Lange ex CutandaAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus bracteosusName author: Vis. ex Benth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus brevipetiolatusName author: CápAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus broussonetiiName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus bulgaricusName author: (Domin & Podp.) RonnigerAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus caespititiusName author: Brot.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus calcareusName author: Klokov & Des.-Shost.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus callieriName author: Borbás ex Velen.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus camphoratusName author: Hoffmanns. & LinkAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus canoviridisName author: JalasAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus capitellatusName author: Hoffmanns. & LinkAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus cappadocicusName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus cariensisName author: Hub.-Mor. & JalasAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus carmanicusName author: JalasAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus carnosusName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus catharinaeName author: CamardaAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus chamarensisName author: VasjukovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus cherlerioidesName author: Vis.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus cilicicusName author: Boiss. & BalansaAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus comosusName author: Heuff. ex Griseb. & SchenkAccepted 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.