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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 42,577–42,600

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 yetBilacunaria boissieriName author: (Reut. & Hausskn. ex Boiss.) Pimenov & V.N.Tikhom.Accepted speciesApiaceaeBilacunaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBilacunaria caspiaName author: (DC.) Pimenov & V.N.Tikhom.Accepted speciesApiaceaeBilacunaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBilacunaria microcarpaName author: (M.Bieb.) Pimenov & V.N.Tikhom.Accepted speciesApiaceaeBilacunaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBilacunaria scabraName author: (Fenzl) Pimenov & V.N.Tikhom.Accepted speciesApiaceaeBilacunaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera coriaceaName author: Benth.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera cymosaName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera drummondiiName author: (C.Morren) L.W.Cayzer & CrispAccepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera floribundaName author: (Putt.) F.Muell.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera fraseriName author: (Hook.) F.Muell.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera fusiformisName author: Labill.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera heterophyllaName author: (Lindl.) L.W.Cayzer & CrispAccepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera laxifloraName author: (Benth.) E.M.Benn.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera lehmannianaName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera longifloraName author: Labill.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera macranthaName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera mutabilisName author: Salisb.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera ovalisName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera rubensName author: L.W.Cayzer, Crisp & I.TelfordAccepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera scandensName author: Sm.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera sericophoraName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera speciosaName author: (Endl.) F.Muell.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera unifloraName author: E.M.Benn.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera variifoliaName author: DC.Accepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBillardiera venustaName author: (Putt.) L.W.Cayzer & CrispAccepted speciesPittosporaceaeBillardiera 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.