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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 2,641–2,664

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 yetAcaulimalva sulphureaName author: Krapov.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeAcaulimalva genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcaulimalva weberbaueriName author: (Ulbr.) Krapov.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeAcaulimalva genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcca lanuginosaName author: (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaughAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAcca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcca macrostemaName author: (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaughAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAcca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAccara elegansName author: (DC.) LandrumAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAccara genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer acuminatumName author: Wall. ex D.DonAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer acutumName author: W.P.FangAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer albopurpurascensName author: HayataAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer amamienseName author: T.Yamaz.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer amplumName author: RehderAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer argutumName author: Maxim.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer barbinerveName author: Maxim.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer brachystephyanumName author: T.Z.HsuAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer brevipesName author: Gagnep.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer buergerianumName author: Miq.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer caesiumName author: Wall. ex BrandisAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer calcaratumName author: Gagnep.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer caloneurumName author: C.Y.Wu & T.Z.HsuAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer campbelliiName author: Hook.f. & Thomson ex HiernAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer campestreName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer capillipesName author: Maxim.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer cappadocicumName author: Gled.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer carpinifoliumName author: Siebold & Zucc.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcer caudatifoliumName author: HayataAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAcer 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 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.