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.
347,476 speciesShowing 35,977–36,000
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.
| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Baissea subrufaName author: StapfAccepted species | ApocynaceaeBaissea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Baissea tholonniiName author: HuaAccepted species | ApocynaceaeBaissea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Baissea viridifloraName author: (K.Schum.) de KruifAccepted species | ApocynaceaeBaissea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Baissea welwitschiiName author: (Baill.) Stapf ex HiernAccepted species | ApocynaceaeBaissea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Baissea wulfhorstiiName author: SchinzAccepted species | ApocynaceaeBaissea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Baissea zygodioidesName author: (K.Schum.) StapfAccepted species | ApocynaceaeBaissea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bajacalia moraniiName author: B.L.TurnerAccepted species | AsteraceaeBajacalia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bajacalia tridentataName author: (Benth.) Loockerman, B.L.Turner & R.K.JansenAccepted species | AsteraceaeBajacalia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerantha caeruleaName author: (Matuda) I.Ramírez & K.RomeroAccepted species | BromeliaceaeBakerantha genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerantha hidalguensisName author: K.Romero, C.T.Hornung & I.RamírezAccepted species | BromeliaceaeBakerantha genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerantha lundelliorumName author: (L.B.Sm.) I.Ramírez & K.RomeroAccepted species | BromeliaceaeBakerantha genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerantha purpusiiName author: (Brandegee) I.Ramírez & K.RomeroAccepted species | BromeliaceaeBakerantha genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerantha tillandsioidesName author: (André) L.B.Sm.Accepted species | BromeliaceaeBakerantha genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella ambongoensisName author: BalleAccepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella analamerensisName author: BalleAccepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella belohensisName author: BalleAccepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella clavataName author: (Desr.) BalleAccepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella collapsaName author: (Lecomte) BalleAccepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella diplocraterName author: (Baker) Tiegh.Accepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella gonocladaName author: (Baker) BalleAccepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella griseaName author: (Scott Elliot) BalleAccepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella hoyifoliaName author: (Baker) BalleAccepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella mangindranensisName author: BalleAccepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Bakerella microcuspisName author: Tiegh.Accepted species | LoranthaceaeBakerella genus | No guide yet |
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 datasetWhat 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.