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.

347,476 speciesShowing 5,185–5,208

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 yetAdenocalymma chocoenseName author: A.H.GentryAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma cidiiName author: (A.H.Gentry ex Hauk) L.G.LohmannAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma cinereumName author: Udulutsch & AssisAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma cladotrichumName author: (Sandwith) L.G.LohmannAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma contractumName author: (A.H.Gentry ex Hauk) L.G.LohmannAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma coriaceumName author: DC.Accepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma cristicalyxName author: (A.H.Gentry) L.G.LohmannAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma croatiiName author: (A.H.Gentry) L.G.LohmannAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma cymbalumName author: (Cham.) Bureau & K.Schum.Accepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma dichilumName author: A.H.GentryAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma divaricatumName author: MiersAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma dugandiiName author: SandwithAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma duseniiName author: Kraenzl.Accepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma fistulosumName author: L.H.Fonseca & L.G.LohmannAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma flaviflorumName author: (Miq.) L.G.LohmannAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma flavumName author: Mart. ex DC.Accepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma fruticosumName author: A.H.GentryAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma gibbosumName author: Udulutsch & AssisAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma gracielzaeName author: A.H.GentryAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma hatschbachiiName author: A.H.GentryAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma heterophyllumName author: Kraenzl.Accepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma hirtumName author: (Mart. ex DC.) Bureau & K.Schum.Accepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma hypostictumName author: Bureau & K.Schum.Accepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdenocalymma imperatoris-maximilianiiName author: (Wawra) L.G.LohmannAccepted speciesBignoniaceaeAdenocalymma 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.