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 5,737–5,760

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 yetAdina racemosaName author: (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeAdina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdina rubellaName author: HanceAccepted speciesRubiaceaeAdina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdina trichotomaName author: (Zoll. & Moritzi) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeAdina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra acuminataName author: Korth.Accepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra acutaName author: Korth.Accepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra angulataName author: Ridl.Accepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra angustifoliaName author: (S.H.Chun ex H.G.Ye) B.M.Barthol. & T.L.MingAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra anisobasisName author: KobuskiAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra annamensisName author: Gagnep. ex KobuskiAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra apoensisName author: ElmerAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra argentifoliaName author: SugauAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra auriformisName author: L.K.Ling & S.X.LiangAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra bicuspidataName author: KobuskiAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra bockianaName author: E.Pritz. ex DielsAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra borneensisName author: KobuskiAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra brassiiName author: KobuskiAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra brefeldiiName author: Koord.Accepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra calciphilaName author: SugauAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra caudataName author: Gagnep. ex KobuskiAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra celebicaName author: Koord.Accepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra clemensiaeName author: KobuskiAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra coarctataName author: CraibAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra collettianaName author: T.K.PaulAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAdinandra collinaName author: KobuskiAccepted speciesPentaphylacaceaeAdinandra 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.