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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 43,417–43,440

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 yetBlitum californicumName author: S.WatsonAccepted speciesChenopodiaceaeBlitum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlitum capitatumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesChenopodiaceaeBlitum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlitum hastatumName author: Rydb.Accepted speciesChenopodiaceaeBlitum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlitum korshinskyiName author: Litv.Accepted speciesChenopodiaceaeBlitum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlitum litwinowiiName author: (Paulsen) S.Fuentes, Uotila & BorschAccepted speciesChenopodiaceaeBlitum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlitum nuttallianumName author: Schult.Accepted speciesChenopodiaceaeBlitum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlitum petiolareName author: LinkAccepted speciesChenopodiaceaeBlitum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlitum virgatumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesChenopodiaceaeBlitum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlomia priscaName author: (Standl.) LundellAccepted speciesSapindaceaeBlomia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBloomeria clevelandiiName author: S.WatsonAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeBloomeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBloomeria croceaName author: (Torr.) CovilleAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeBloomeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBloomeria humilisName author: HooverAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeBloomeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlossfeldia liliputanaName author: Werderm.Accepted speciesCactaceaeBlossfeldia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea adamsiiName author: J.-P.Lebrun & StorkAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea adenophoraName author: Franch.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea afraName author: (DC.) O.Hoffm.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea angustifoliaName author: ThwaitesAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea arabideaName author: DominAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea arfakianaName author: MartelliAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea arnakidophoraName author: Mattf.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea aromaticaName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea atropurpureaName author: HainesAccepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea axillarisName author: DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBlumea balsamiferaName author: (L.) DC.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeBlumea 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.