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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 193–216

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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 phyllopodusName author: KlokovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus picentinusName author: (Lacaita) BartolucciAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus piperellaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus plasoniiName author: AdamovicAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus praecoxName author: OpizAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus probatovaeName author: VasjukovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus proximusName author: Serg.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus pseudocollinusName author: (Menitsky) VasjukovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus pseudohirsutusName author: KlokovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus pubescensName author: Boiss. & Kotschy ex Čelak.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus pulchellusName author: C.A.Mey.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus pulcherrimusName author: SchurAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus pulegioidesName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus pulvinatusName author: Čelak.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus punctulosusName author: KlokovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus purpureoviolaceusName author: Byczenn. & KuvaevAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus putoranicusName author: Byczenn. & KuvaevAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus quinquecostatusName author: Čelak.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus rasitatusName author: KlokovAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus reverdattoanusName author: Serg.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus revolutusName author: Čelak.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus riatarumName author: Humbert & MaireAccepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus richardiiName author: Pers.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeThymus genus
Related genus guideGarden Thyme
No photo yetThymus roegneriName author: K.KochAccepted 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.