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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 25–48

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 yetAa trilobulataName author: Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeAa genusNo guide yet
Aa weddelliana — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Mandon,G · CC BY 4.0

Aa weddellianaName author: (Rchb.f.) Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeAa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAakia tuerckheimiiName author: (Hack.) J.R.GrandeAccepted speciesPoaceaeAakia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAaronsohnia factorovskyiName author: Warb. & EigAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAaronsohnia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAaronsohnia pubescensName author: (Desf.) K.Bremer & HumphriesAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAaronsohnia genusNo guide yet
Abarema cochliocarpos — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil · CC BY 2.0

Abarema cochliocarposName author: (Gomes) Barneby & J.W.GrimesAccepted speciesFabaceaeAbarema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbarema diamantinaName author: E.Guerra, Iganci & M.P.MorimAccepted speciesFabaceaeAbarema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia americanaName author: (Gardner) EichlerAccepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia angelianaName author: M.H.AlfordAccepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia canescensName author: SleumerAccepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia glabraName author: SleumerAccepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia mexicanaName author: Standl.Accepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia microphyllaName author: Taub.Accepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia parvifloraName author: Ruiz & Pav.Accepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia rugosaName author: Ruiz & Pav.Accepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia spicataName author: (Turcz.) SleumerAccepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbatia stellataName author: LilloAccepted speciesSalicaceaeAbatia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbdra apricaName author: (Beadle) Al-Shehbaz, M.Koch & Jordon-ThadenAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeAbdra genusNo guide yet
Abdra brachycarpa — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Abdra brachycarpaName author: GreeneAccepted speciesBrassicaceaeAbdra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbebaia dissectaName author: (L.f.) Randriarisoa & K.Armstr.Accepted speciesSapotaceaeAbebaia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbebaia fasciculataName author: (Warb.) BaehniAccepted speciesSapotaceaeAbebaia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbebaia udoidoName author: (Kaneh.) Randriarisoa & K.Armstr.Accepted speciesSapotaceaeAbebaia genusNo guide yet
White tubular flowers with 4 corolla lobes & burgundy center

Photo Credit: Yoko Nekonomania · CC BY 2.0

Abeliophyllum distichumName author: NakaiAccepted speciesOleaceaeAbeliophyllum genusWhite Forsythia guide
Abelmoschus angulosus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: text: Robert Wight; artist: Rungiah and others · Public domain

Abelmoschus angulosusName author: Wight & Arn.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus 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.