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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 27,481–27,504

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 yetArtemisia wudanicaName author: Liou & W.WangAccepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia xanthochroaName author: Krasch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia xerophyticaName author: Krasch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia xigazeensisName author: Ling & Y.R.LingAccepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia yadongensisName author: Ling & Y.R.LingAccepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia yongiiName author: Y.R.LingAccepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia younghusbandiiName author: J.R.Drumm. ex Pamp.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia yunnanensisName author: JeffreyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia zayuensisName author: Ling & Y.R.LingAccepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia zhongdianensisName author: Y.R.LingAccepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisia × wurzelliiName author: C.M.James & StaceAccepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisia genus
No photo yetArtemisiella stracheyiName author: (Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke) GhafoorAccepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArtemisiopsis villosaName author: (O.Hoffm.) Schweick.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeArtemisiopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraerua leubnitziaeName author: (Kuntze) SchinzAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeArthraerua genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon antsirabensisName author: A.CamusAccepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon australiensisName author: (B.K.Simon) E.J.Thomps.Accepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon castratusName author: (Griff.) V.Naray. ex BorAccepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon cuspidatusName author: (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Hack.Accepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon depressusName author: Stapf ex C.E.C.Fisch.Accepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon echinatusName author: (Nees) Hochst.Accepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon epectinatusName author: B.S.Sun & H.PengAccepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon hispidusName author: (Thunb.) MakinoAccepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon inermisName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArthraxon jubatusName author: Hack.Accepted speciesPoaceaeArthraxon 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.