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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 29,521–29,544

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 yetAster alpinusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster amellusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster ananthocladusName author: Hilliard & B.L.BurttAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster andringitrensisName author: HumbertAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster angustusName author: Torr. & A.GrayAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster apinnatifidusName author: (Mat.) MakinoAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster arenariusName author: (Kitam.) NemotoAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster argyiName author: H.Lév.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster argyropholisName author: Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster asa-grayiName author: MakinoAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster ascendensName author: Hook.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster asterodesName author: KuntzeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster asteroidesName author: (DC.) KuntzeAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster auriculatusName author: Franch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster baccharoidesName author: SteetzAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster bahamensisName author: BrittonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster bakerianusName author: Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster barbellatusName author: GriersonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster batangensisName author: Bureau & Franch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster bellidiastrumName author: (L.) Scop.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster bergianusName author: Harv.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster bietiiName author: Franch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster bipinnatisectusName author: Ludlow ex GriersonAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
No photo yetAster bojeriName author: HumbertAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAster genus
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.