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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 29,017–29,040

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 oblongifoliaName author: F.T.Wang & K.Y.LangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra omeiensisName author: Z.Y.Zhu & J.L.ZhangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra opacaName author: TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra ovatifoliaName author: Yan Liu & C.R.LinAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra ovifloraName author: Aver. & TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra papillataName author: G.Z.LiAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra patentilobaName author: Y.Wan & X.H.LuAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra paucitepalaName author: Vislobokov, Nuraliev & D.D.SokoloffAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra petiolataName author: TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra phanluongiiName author: VislobokovAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra pileataName author: D.Fang & L.Y.YuAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra pingfaensisName author: S.Z.He & Q.W.SunAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra pingtangensisName author: S.Z.He, W.F.Xu & Q.W.SunAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra punctataName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra punctatoidesName author: Yan Liu & C.R.LinAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra quadripartitaName author: G.Z.Li & S.C.TangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra reconditaName author: TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra retusaName author: K.Y.Lang & S.Z.HuangAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra revolutaName author: Hao Zhou, S.R.Yi & Q.GaoAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra saxicolaName author: Y.WanAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra semiapertaName author: Aver. & TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra sichuanensisName author: K.Y.Lang & Z.Y.ZhuAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra sinensisName author: Aver. & TillichAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAspidistra genus
Related genus guideAspidistra
No photo yetAspidistra spinulaName author: S.Z.HeAccepted 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.