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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 38,713–38,736

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 yetBegonia holosericeaName author: (Teijsm. & Binn.) Teijsm. & Binn.Accepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia holosericeoidesName author: Ardi & D.C.ThomasAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia holostylaName author: Y.M.Shui & W.H.ChenAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia holtonisName author: A.DC.Accepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia holttumiiName author: Irmsch.Accepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia homonymaName author: Steud.Accepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia hondurensisName author: Burt-Utley & UtleyAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia hongiaoensisName author: C.W.Lin, T.C.Hsu & LuuAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia hongkongensisName author: F.W.XingAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia hookerianaName author: GardnerAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia hooverianaName author: Wiriad.Accepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia horsfieldiiName author: (Miq.) Miq. ex A.DC.Accepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia horticolaName author: Irmsch.Accepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia hosensisName author: C.W.Lin & C.I PengAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia howiiName author: Merr. & ChunAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia huancabambaeName author: MoonlightAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia huangiiName author: Y.M.Shui & W.H.ChenAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia hubertiiName author: Ziesenh.Accepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia huegeliiName author: BosseAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia hughesiiName author: Rubite & C.I PengAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia hullettiiName author: Ridl.Accepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia humbertiiName author: KeraudrenAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia humboldtianaName author: GibbsAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBegonia humericolaName author: SandsAccepted speciesBegoniaceaeBegonia 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.