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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508 species · VeronicaShowing 1–24
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Veronica abyssinicaFresen.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica acinifoliaL.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica acrothecaBornm. & GaubaAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica adamsiiCheesemanAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica agrestisL.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica alaskensisM.M.Mart.Ort. & AlbachAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica alatavicaPopovAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica albicansPetrieAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica albiflora(Pennell) AlbachAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica allahuekberensisÖztürkAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica allioniiVill.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica alpinaL.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica americana(Raf.) Schwein. ex Benth.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica amoenaM.Bieb.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica amplexicaulisJ.B.Armstr.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica anagallisL.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica anagallis-aquaticaL.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica anagalloidesGuss.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica angustissima(Cockayne) Garn.-JonesAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica annulata(Petrie) Cockayne ex CheesemanAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica antalyensisM.A.Fisch., Erik & SümbülAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica aphyllaL.Accepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica aragonensisStrohAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
| No photo yet | Veronica archboldiiPennellAccepted species | PlantaginaceaeVeronica genus | Related genus guideVeronica |
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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 480 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.