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.

347,476 speciesShowing 26,353–26,376

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 yetAristolochia phuphathanaphongianaName author: T.V.DoAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia physodesName author: UleAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pierreiName author: LecomteAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pilosaName author: KunthAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pilosistylaName author: X.X.Zhu & J.S.MaAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia piperifoliaName author: Griff.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pistolochiaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pithecurusName author: Ridl.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia platanifoliaName author: (Klotzsch) Duch.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pohlianaName author: Duch.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia poluniniiName author: P.H.Davis & M.S.KhanAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia polymorphaName author: S.M.HwangAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia ponticaName author: Lam.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia poomaeName author: Phuph.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pothieriName author: Pierre ex LecomteAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia povedaeName author: J.E.Jiménez & M.A.BlancoAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia praevenosaName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia preussiiName author: Engl.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pringleiName author: RoseAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia promissaName author: Mast.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia prostrataName author: Duch.Accepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pseudocaulialataName author: X.X.Zhu, J.N.Liu & J.S.MaAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pseudotriangularisName author: O.C.SchmidtAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAristolochia pseudoutriformisName author: X.X.Zhu & J.S.MaAccepted speciesAristolochiaceaeAristolochia 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.