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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 29,857–29,880

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 yetAsterostigma lombardiiName author: E.G.Gonç.Accepted speciesAraceaeAsterostigma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterostigma luridumName author: (Kunth) KuntzeAccepted speciesAraceaeAsterostigma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterostigma luschnathianumName author: SchottAccepted speciesAraceaeAsterostigma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterostigma reticulatumName author: E.G.Gonç.Accepted speciesAraceaeAsterostigma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterostigma riedelianumName author: (Schott) KuntzeAccepted speciesAraceaeAsterostigma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterostigma tweedieanumName author: SchottAccepted speciesAraceaeAsterostigma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterothamnus alyssoidesName author: (Turcz.) Novopokr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAsterothamnus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterothamnus centrali-asiaticusName author: Novopokr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAsterothamnus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterothamnus fruticosusName author: (C.Winkl.) Novopokr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAsterothamnus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterothamnus heteropappoidesName author: Novopokr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAsterothamnus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterothamnus molliusculusName author: Novopokr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAsterothamnus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterothamnus poliifoliusName author: Novopokr.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAsterothamnus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterothamnus schischkiniiName author: Tamamsch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAsterothamnus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsterotrichion discolorName author: (Hook.) MelvilleAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAsterotrichion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAsthenochloa teneraName author: BuseAccepted speciesPoaceaeAsthenochloa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstianthus viminalisName author: (Kunth) Baill.Accepted speciesBignoniaceaeAstianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstiella antongilensisName author: GroeninckxAccepted speciesRubiaceaeAstiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstiella antsalovansisName author: GroeninckxAccepted speciesRubiaceaeAstiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstiella confusaName author: GroeninckxAccepted speciesRubiaceaeAstiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstiella deblockiaeName author: GroeninckxAccepted speciesRubiaceaeAstiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstiella delicatulaName author: JovetAccepted speciesRubiaceaeAstiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstiella desseiniiName author: GroeninckxAccepted speciesRubiaceaeAstiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstiella homolleaeName author: GroeninckxAccepted speciesRubiaceaeAstiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstiella latifoliaName author: GroeninckxAccepted speciesRubiaceaeAstiella genusNo guide yet
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.