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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 49–72

Photos show the identified species; cultivars and commercial forms can vary. Related genus guides cover other plants in the same group. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.

Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetAbelmoschus caillei(A.Chev.) J.M.C.StevelsAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
Abelmoschus crinitus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Lindley · Public domain

Abelmoschus crinitusWall.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbelmoschus enbeepeegearensisK.J.John, Scariah, Nissar, K.V.Bhat & S.R.YadavAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbelmoschus esculentus(L.) MoenchAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
Abelmoschus ficulneus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 4.0

Abelmoschus ficulneus(L.) Wight & Arn.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
Abelmoschus hostilis — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Lindley · Public domain

Abelmoschus hostilis(Wall. ex Mast.) M.S.Khan & M.S.HussainAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
Abelmoschus manihot — botanical reference

Photo Credit: J.M.Garg · CC BY 3.0

Abelmoschus manihot(L.) Medik.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
Abelmoschus moschatus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) · Public domain

Abelmoschus moschatusMedik.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbelmoschus muliensisK.M.FengAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbelmoschus palianusSutar, K.V.Bhat & S.R.YadavAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbelmoschus sagittifoliusMerr.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeAbelmoschus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbildgaardia fusiformis(Wangwasit & D.A.Simpson) LarridonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbildgaardia longistipitata(Tang & F.T.Wang) B.Z.Li & S.R.ZhangAccepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbildgaardia macrantha(Boeckeler) Goetgh.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbildgaardia mexicana(Palla) KralAccepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbildgaardia odontocarpa(S.T.Blake) K.L.Wilson & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
Abildgaardia ovata — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia · CC BY 2.0

Abildgaardia ovata(Burm.f.) KralAccepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbildgaardia oxystachya(F.Muell.) K.L.Wilson & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbildgaardia pachyptera(S.T.Blake) K.L.Wilson & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbildgaardia schoenoidesR.Br.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbildgaardia triflora(L.) Abeyw.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeAbildgaardia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbobra tenuifoliaNaudinAccepted speciesCucurbitaceaeAbobra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbolboda abbreviataMalmeAccepted speciesXyridaceaeAbolboda genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAbolboda acaulisMaguireAccepted speciesXyridaceaeAbolboda 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 480 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.