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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 3,625–3,648

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 yetAciphylla kirkiiName author: BuchananAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla latibracteataName author: W.R.B.Oliv.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla lecomteiName author: J.W.DawsonAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla leighiiName author: AllanAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla lyalliiName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla monroiName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla montanaName author: Armstr.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla multisectaName author: CheesemanAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla pinnatifidaName author: PetrieAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla politaName author: CheesemanAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla poppelwelliiName author: PetrieAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla scott-thomsoniiName author: Cockayne & AllanAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla similisName author: CheesemanAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla simplexName author: PetrieAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla simplicifoliaName author: F.Muell. ex Benth.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla spedeniName author: CheesemanAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla squarrosaName author: J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla stannensisName author: J.W.DawsonAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla subflabellataName author: W.R.B.Oliv.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla takaheaName author: W.R.B.Oliv.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla trailliiName author: KirkAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla traversiiName author: F.Muell. ex BuchananAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla trifoliolataName author: PetrieAccepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAciphylla verticillataName author: W.R.B.Oliv.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAciphylla 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 980 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.