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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 2,929–2,952

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 yetAchillea magnificaName author: Heimerl ex Hub.-Mor.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea maritimaName author: (L.) Ehrend. & Y.P.GuoAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea mauraName author: HumbertAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea membranaceaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea micranthaName author: Willd.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea micranthoidesName author: KlokovAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
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Achillea millefoliumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genusYarrow guide
Related genus guideFernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea millianaName author: H.DumanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea mollisName author: Andrz. ex Trautv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea monocephalaName author: Boiss. & BalansaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea multifidaName author: Griseb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea nigrescensName author: (E.Mey.) Rydb.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea nobilisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea occultaName author: Constantin. & Kalpoutz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea ochroleucaName author: Ehrh.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea oligocephalaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea oxylobaName author: (DC.) Sch.Bip.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea oxyodontaName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea pachycephalaName author: Rech.f.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea phrygiaName author: Boiss. & BalansaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea pseudoaleppicaName author: Hub.-Mor.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea pseudopectinataName author: JankaAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea ptarmicaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAchillea genus
Related genus guidesYarrow Fernleaf Yarrow
No photo yetAchillea ptarmicifoliaName author: (Willd.) Rupr. ex HeimerlAccepted 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.