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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 4,681–4,704

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 yetActinidia sorbifoliaName author: C.F.LiangAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia stellatopilosaName author: C.Y.ChangAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia strigosaName author: Hook.f. & ThomsonAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia styracifoliaName author: C.F.LiangAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia suberifoliaName author: C.Y.WuAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia sugawaranaName author: Koidz.Accepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia tetrameraName author: Maxim.Accepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia trichogynaName author: Franch.Accepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia ulmifoliaName author: C.F.LiangAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia umbelloidesName author: C.F.LiangAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia valvataName author: Dunn.Accepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia venosaName author: RehderAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia vitifoliaName author: C.Y.WuAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinidia zhejiangensisName author: C.F.LiangAccepted speciesActinidiaceaeActinidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinobole condensatumName author: (A.Gray) P.S.ShortAccepted speciesAsteraceaeActinobole genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinobole drummondianaName author: P.S.ShortAccepted speciesAsteraceaeActinobole genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinobole drummondianumName author: P.S.ShortAccepted speciesAsteraceaeActinobole genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinobole oldfieldianaName author: P.S.ShortAccepted speciesAsteraceaeActinobole genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinobole uliginosumName author: (A.Gray) H.EichlerAccepted speciesAsteraceaeActinobole genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinocarya acaulisName author: (W.W.Sm.) I.M.Johnst.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeActinocarya genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinocarya tibeticaName author: Benth.Accepted speciesBoraginaceaeActinocarya genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinocheita filicinaName author: (DC.) F.A.BarkleyAccepted speciesAnacardiaceaeActinocheita genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinocladum verticillatumName author: (Nees) McClure ex Soderstr.Accepted speciesPoaceaeActinocladum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetActinodaphne acuminataName author: (Blume) Meisn.Accepted speciesLauraceaeActinodaphne 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.