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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 28,945–28,968

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 yetAspidistra chunxiuensisName author: C.R.Lin & Yan LiuAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra clausaName author: VislobokovAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra claviformisName author: Y.WanAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra coccigeraName author: Aver. & TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra columellarisName author: TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra connataName author: TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra crassifilaName author: Yan Liu & C.I PengAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra cruciformisName author: Y.Wan & X.H.LuAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra cryptanthaName author: TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra cyathifloraName author: Y.Wan & Chang C.HuangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra cylindricaName author: Vislobokov & NuralievAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra daibuensisName author: HayataAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra daxinensisName author: M.F.Hou & Yan LiuAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra dodecandraName author: (Gagnep.) TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra dolichantheraName author: X.X.ChenAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra ebianensisName author: K.Y.Lang & Z.Y.ZhuAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
Aspidistra — botanical reference

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Aspidistra elatiorName author: BlumeAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genusAspidistra guide
No photo yetAspidistra elegansName author: Aver. & TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra erectaName author: Yan Liu & C.I PengAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra erythrocephalaName author: C.R.Lin & Y.Y.LiangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra fasciariaName author: G.Z.LiAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra fenghuangensisName author: K.Y.LangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra fimbriataName author: F.T.Wang & K.Y.LangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra flavifloraName author: K.Y.Lang & Z.Y.ZhuAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
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.