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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

Find a flower. Follow its family.

Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

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.

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347,476 speciesShowing 25,561–25,584

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 yetArisaema wangmoenseName author: M.T.An, H.H.Zhang & Q.LinAccepted speciesAraceaeArisaema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisaema wardiiName author: C.Marquand & Airy ShawAccepted speciesAraceaeArisaema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisaema wattiiName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesAraceaeArisaema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisaema wilsoniiName author: Engl.Accepted speciesAraceaeArisaema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisaema wrayiName author: Hemsl.Accepted speciesAraceaeArisaema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisaema xuanweienseName author: H.LiAccepted speciesAraceaeArisaema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisaema yamatenseName author: (Nakai) NakaiAccepted speciesAraceaeArisaema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisaema yunnanenseName author: BuchetAccepted speciesAraceaeArisaema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisaema zhuiName author: H.LiAccepted speciesAraceaeArisaema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisarum proboscideumName author: (L.) SaviAccepted speciesAraceaeArisarum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisarum simorrhinumName author: DurieuAccepted speciesAraceaeArisarum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisarum vulgareName author: O.Targ.Tozz.Accepted speciesAraceaeArisarum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArisarum × aspergillumName author: DunalAccepted speciesAraceaeArisarum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristaloe aristataName author: (Haw.) Boatwr. & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAristaloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea abyssinicaName author: PaxAccepted speciesIridaceaeAristea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea africanaName author: (L.) Hoffmanns.Accepted speciesIridaceaeAristea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea alataName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeAristea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea ancepsName author: Eckl. ex KlattAccepted speciesIridaceaeAristea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea angolensisName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeAristea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea angustifoliaName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeAristea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea bakeriName author: KlattAccepted speciesIridaceaeAristea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea bequaertiiName author: De Wild.Accepted speciesIridaceaeAristea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea bifloraName author: Weim.Accepted speciesIridaceaeAristea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristea cantharophilaName author: Goldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesIridaceaeAristea 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 1230 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.