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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 36,721–36,744

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 yetBaptisia tinctoriaName author: (L.) R.Br.Accepted speciesFabaceaeBaptisia genus
No photo yetBaptisia × bicolorName author: Greenm. & LariseyAccepted speciesFabaceaeBaptisia genus
No photo yetBaptisia × bushiiName author: SmallAccepted speciesFabaceaeBaptisia genus
No photo yetBaptisia × microphyllaName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesFabaceaeBaptisia genus
No photo yetBaptisia × serenaeName author: M.A.CurtisAccepted speciesFabaceaeBaptisia genus
No photo yetBaptisia × sulphureaName author: Engelm.Accepted speciesFabaceaeBaptisia genus
No photo yetBaptisia × variicolorName author: Kosnik, Diggs, Redshaw & LipscombAccepted speciesFabaceaeBaptisia genus
No photo yetBaptorhachis foliaceaName author: (Clayton) ClaytonAccepted speciesPoaceaeBaptorhachis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBaratranthus axanthusName author: (Korth.) Miq.Accepted speciesLoranthaceaeBaratranthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBaratranthus mabiodesName author: DanserAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeBaratranthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBaratranthus nodiflorusName author: Tiegh.Accepted speciesLoranthaceaeBaratranthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBaratranthus productusName author: Tiegh.Accepted speciesLoranthaceaeBaratranthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia andersoniiName author: L.B.Sm. & AyensuAccepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia aureaName author: L.B.Sm. & AyensuAccepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia bahianaName author: L.B.Sm.Accepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia beauverdiiName author: DamazioAccepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia blackiiName author: L.B.Sm.Accepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia blanchetiiName author: Goethart & HenrardAccepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia brachycalyxName author: Goethart & HenrardAccepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia brasiliensisName author: Willd.Accepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia brevifoliaName author: Taub.Accepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia burle-marxiiName author: L.B.Sm. & AyensuAccepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia caricinaName author: Goethart & HenrardAccepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBarbacenia celiaeName author: MaguireAccepted speciesVelloziaceaeBarbacenia 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.