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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 2,833–2,856

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 yetAceratium tomentosumName author: CoodeAccepted speciesElaeocarpaceaeAceratium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcharagma aguirreanumName author: (Glass & R.A.Foster) GlassAccepted speciesCactaceaeAcharagma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcharagma roseanumName author: (Boed.) E.F.AndersonAccepted speciesCactaceaeAcharagma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAcharia tragodesName author: Thunb.Accepted speciesAchariaceaeAcharia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchatocarpus balansaeName author: Schinz & AutranAccepted speciesAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchatocarpus brasiliensisName author: H.WalterAccepted speciesAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchatocarpus brevipedicellatusName author: H.WalterAccepted speciesAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchatocarpus gracilisName author: H.WalterAccepted speciesAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchatocarpus hasslerianusName author: HeimerlAccepted speciesAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchatocarpus microcarpusName author: Schinz & AutranAccepted speciesAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchatocarpus nigricansName author: TrianaAccepted speciesAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchatocarpus praecoxName author: Griseb.Accepted speciesAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchatocarpus pubescensName author: C.H.WrightAccepted speciesAchatocarpaceaeAchatocarpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAchillea abrotanoidesName author: Vis.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
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No photo yetAchillea absinthoidesName author: HalácsyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea acuminataName author: (Ledeb.) Sch.Bip.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
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No photo yetAchillea aegyptiacaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
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No photo yetAchillea ageratifoliaName author: (Sm.) Benth. & Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
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No photo yetAchillea ageratumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
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No photo yetAchillea aleppicaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
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No photo yetAchillea alexandri-regisName author: Bornm. & RudskyAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea alpinaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea ambrosiacaName author: (Boiss. & Heldr.) Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea apiculataName author: N.I.OrlovaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
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.