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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 33,073–33,096

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 yetAstranthium reicheiName author: Rzed.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAstranthium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstranthium robustumName author: (Shinners) De JongAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAstranthium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstranthium splendensName author: De JongAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAstranthium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstranthium xanthocomoidesName author: (Less.) LarsenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAstranthium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstranthium xylopodumName author: LarsenAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAstranthium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstrantia bavaricaName author: F.W.SchultzAccepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genus
Related genus guideAstrantia
No photo yetAstrantia carniolicaName author: WulfenAccepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genus
Related genus guideAstrantia
No photo yetAstrantia colchicaName author: AlbovAccepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genus
Related genus guideAstrantia
Astrantia — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Nathan MacInnes · CC BY-SA 4.0

Astrantia majorName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genusAstrantia guide
No photo yetAstrantia maximaName author: Pall.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genus
Related genus guideAstrantia
No photo yetAstrantia minorName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genus
Related genus guideAstrantia
No photo yetAstrantia ossicaName author: WoronowAccepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genus
Related genus guideAstrantia
No photo yetAstrantia paucifloraName author: Bertol.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genus
Related genus guideAstrantia
No photo yetAstrantia ponticaName author: AlbovAccepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genus
Related genus guideAstrantia
No photo yetAstrantia trifidaName author: Hoffm.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAstrantia genus
Related genus guideAstrantia
No photo yetAstrebla elymoidesName author: F.Muell. ex F.M.BaileyAccepted speciesPoaceaeAstrebla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstrebla lappaceaName author: (Lindl.) DominAccepted speciesPoaceaeAstrebla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstrebla pectinataName author: (Lindl.) F.Muell. ex Benth.Accepted speciesPoaceaeAstrebla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstrebla squarrosaName author: C.E.Hubb.Accepted speciesPoaceaeAstrebla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstridia albaName author: (L.Bolus) L.BolusAccepted speciesAizoaceaeAstridia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstridia citrinaName author: (L.Bolus) L.BolusAccepted speciesAizoaceaeAstridia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstridia dulcisName author: L.BolusAccepted speciesAizoaceaeAstridia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstridia halliiName author: L.BolusAccepted speciesAizoaceaeAstridia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAstridia herreiName author: L.BolusAccepted speciesAizoaceaeAstridia 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.