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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.

Start exploringSpecies with guides (425) Roses Peonies Orchids Daisies Lilies

347,476 speciesShowing 33,625–33,648

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 yetAthrixia oblongaName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAthrixia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthrixia phylicoidesName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAthrixia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthrixia rosmarinifoliaName author: Oliv. & HiernAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAthrixia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthrixia subsimplexName author: BrenanAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAthrixia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma boranenseName author: Cufod.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma fanshaweiName author: WildAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma gracileName author: (Oliv.) MattfAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma hastifoliumName author: MattfAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma inevitabileName author: T.Erikss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma laciniatumName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma lobatumName author: (Klatt) MattfAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma pinnatifidumName author: T.Erikss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma proteiformeName author: (Humbert) MattfAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma psilocarpumName author: T.Erikss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma pusillumName author: T.Erikss.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroisma stuhlmanniiName author: (O.Hoffm.) Mattf.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAthroisma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroostachys capitataName author: (Hook.) Benth.Accepted speciesPoaceaeAthroostachys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthroostachys shepherdianaName author: (Santos-Gonç., Filg. & L.G.Clark) C.Jesus-Costa & Santos-Gonç.Accepted speciesPoaceaeAthroostachys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthyana weinmannifoliaName author: (Griseb.) Radlk.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAthyana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthysanus pusillusName author: GreeneAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeAthysanus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAthysanus unilateralisName author: (M.E.Jones) Jeps.Accepted speciesBrassicaceaeAthysanus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAtkinsonia ligustrinaName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesLoranthaceaeAtkinsonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAtocion armeriaName author: (L.) Raf.Accepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeAtocion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAtocion compactumName author: (Fisch. ex Hornem.) TzvelevAccepted speciesCaryophyllaceaeAtocion 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.