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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 43,585–43,608

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 yetBobartia ancepsName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia aphyllaName author: (L.f.) Ker Gawl.Accepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia fasciculataName author: J.B.Gillett ex StridAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia filiformisName author: (L.f.) Ker Gawl.Accepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia gladiataName author: (L.f.) Ker Gawl.Accepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia gracilisName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia indicaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia lilacinaName author: G.J.LewisAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia longicymaName author: J.B.GillettAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia macrocarpaName author: StridAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia macrospathaName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia orientalisName author: J.B.GillettAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia paniculataName author: G.J.LewisAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia parvaName author: J.B.GillettAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia robustaName author: BakerAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia rufaName author: StridAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobartia vlokiiName author: Goldblatt & J.C.ManningAccepted speciesIridaceaeBobartia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobea brevipesName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesRubiaceaeBobea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobea elatiorName author: Gaudich.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeBobea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobea myrtoidesName author: (F.Muell.) ValetonAccepted speciesRubiaceaeBobea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobea sandwicensisName author: (A.Gray) Hillebr.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeBobea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobea timonioidesName author: (Hook.f.) Hillebr.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeBobea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobgunnia fistuloidesName author: (Harms) J.H.Kirkbr. & WiersemaAccepted speciesFabaceaeBobgunnia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetBobgunnia madagascariensisName author: (Desv.) J.H.Kirkbr. & WiersemaAccepted speciesFabaceaeBobgunnia 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.