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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 2,593–2,616

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 yetAcanthus austromontanusName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus carduaceusName author: Griff.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus caroli-alexandriName author: Hausskn.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus caudatusName author: LindauAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus dioscoridisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus ebracteatusName author: VahlAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus eminensName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus flexicaulisName author: Bremek.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus gaedName author: LindauAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus greuterianusName author: Snogerup, B.Snogerup & StridAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus guineensisName author: Heine & P.TaylorAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus hirsutusName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus hungaricusName author: (Borbás) Baen.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus ilicifoliusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus kulalensisName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus latisepalusName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus leucostachyusName author: Wall. ex NeesAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus longibracteatusName author: KurzAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus mayaccanusName author: BüttnerAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
Spreading habit in bloom

Photo Credit: Ανώνυμος Βικιπαιδιστής · CC BY 3.0

Acanthus mollisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genusBear's Breeches guide
No photo yetAcanthus montanusName author: (Nees) T.AndersonAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus polystachyusName author: DelileAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus senniiName author: Chiov.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
No photo yetAcanthus seretiiName author: De Wild.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAcanthus genus
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.