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.
347,476 speciesShowing 4,489–4,512
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.
| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Acropogon horariusName author: Gâteblé & MunzingerAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon jaffreiName author: Morat & ChalopinAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon macrocarpusName author: Morat & ChalopinAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon margaretaeName author: Morat & ChalopinAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon megaphyllusName author: (Bureau & Poiss. ex Guillaumin) MoratAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon merytifoliusName author: Morat & ChalopinAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon mesophilusName author: Munzinger & GâtebléAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon moratianusName author: Callm., Munzinger & LowryAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon paagoumenensisName author: Morat & ChalopinAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon pilosusName author: Morat & ChalopinAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon sageniifoliusName author: Schltr.Accepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon schefflerifoliusName author: (Guillaumin) MoratAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon schistophilusName author: Morat & ChalopinAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon schumannianusName author: Schltr.Accepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon tireliaeName author: Morat & ChalopinAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acropogon veilloniiName author: MoratAccepted species | MalvaceaeAcropogon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acrorchis roseolaName author: DresslerAccepted species | OrchidaceaeAcrorchis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acrosanthes ancepsName author: (Thunb.) Sond.Accepted species | AizoaceaeAcrosanthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acrosanthes angustifoliaName author: Eckl. & Zeyh.Accepted species | AizoaceaeAcrosanthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acrosanthes humifusaName author: (Thunb.) Sond.Accepted species | AizoaceaeAcrosanthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acrosanthes microphyllaName author: AdamsonAccepted species | AizoaceaeAcrosanthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acrosanthes parvifloraName author: J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AizoaceaeAcrosanthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acrosanthes teretifoliaName author: Eckl. & Zeyh.Accepted species | AizoaceaeAcrosanthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acrospelion distichophyllumName author: (Vill.) BarberáAccepted species | PoaceaeAcrospelion genus | No guide yet |
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 datasetWhat 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.