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
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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 7,129–7,152
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 | Aethionema marashicumName author: P.H.DavisAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema membranaceumName author: DC.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema munzurenseName author: P.H.Davis & Yıld.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema orbiculatumName author: HayekAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema ozbekiiName author: Yıld.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema papillosumName author: P.H.DavisAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema retsinaName author: Phitos & SnogerupAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema rhodopaeumName author: D.K.PavlovaAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema sabzevaricumName author: Khosravi & JoharchiAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema sancakenseName author: Yıld. &KılıçAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema saxatileName author: (L.) W.T.AitonAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema schistosumName author: Boiss. & KotschyAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema semnanensisName author: Mozaff.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema sintenisiiName author: Hausskn. & Bornm.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema speciosumName author: Boiss. & A.HuetAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema spicatumName author: PostAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema spinosumName author: (Boiss.) PrantlAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema stenopterumName author: Boiss.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema stylosumName author: DC.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema subulatumName author: (Boiss. & Heldr.) Boiss.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema syriacumName author: Bornm.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema thesiifoliumName author: Boiss. & Heldr.Accepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema thomasianumName author: J.GayAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aethionema transhyrcanumName author: (Czerniak.) N.BuschAccepted species | BrassicaceaeAethionema genus | No guide yet |
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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.