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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 36,097–36,120

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 yetBalaustion karrounName author: RyeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalaustion mukinbudinName author: RyeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalaustion multicauleName author: RyeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalaustion polyandrumName author: RyeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalaustion pulcherrimumName author: Hook.Accepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalaustion quinquelobumName author: RyeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalaustion spenceriName author: RyeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalaustion tangerinumName author: RyeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalaustion thamnoidesName author: RyeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalaustion unguiculatumName author: RyeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeBalaustion genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia aphanifoliaName author: (Griseb.) Hunz. & ArizaAccepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia calycinaName author: (Griseb.) Hunz. & ArizaAccepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia calycinaName author: Hunz. & Ariza Esp.Accepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia gracilisName author: (Meyen) Hunz. & ArizaAccepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia integrifoliaName author: R.KnuthAccepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia meyenianaName author: KlotzschAccepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia microphyllaName author: (Phil.) ReicheAccepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia miniataName author: (I.M.Johnst.) Descole, O'Donell & LourteigAccepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia peduncularisName author: (Lindl.) D.DonAccepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia stitchkiniiName author: RicardiAccepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBalbisia verticillataName author: Cav.Accepted speciesFrancoaceaeBalbisia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBaldellia alpestrisName author: (Coss.) M.LaínzAccepted speciesAlismataceaeBaldellia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBaldellia ranunculoidesName author: (L.) Parl.Accepted speciesAlismataceaeBaldellia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBaldellia repensName author: (Lam.) Ooststr.Accepted speciesAlismataceaeBaldellia 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.