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 7,225–7,248
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 | Aframomum verrucosumName author: LockAccepted species | ZingiberaceaeAframomum genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aframomum wuerthiiName author: Dhetchuvi & Eb.Fisch.Accepted species | ZingiberaceaeAframomum genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aframomum zambesiacumName author: (Baker) K.Schum.Accepted species | ZingiberaceaeAframomum genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afraurantium senegalenseName author: A.Chev.Accepted species | RutaceaeAfraurantium genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroamphica africanaName author: (Hook.f.) H.Ohashi & K.OhashiAccepted species | FabaceaeAfroamphica genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster ananthocladusName author: (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster bowieiName author: (Harv.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster chimanimaniensisName author: (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster comptoniiName author: (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster confertifoliusName author: (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster erucifoliusName author: (Thell.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster hispidusName author: (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster laevigatusName author: (Sond.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster lydenburgensisName author: (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster milanjiensisName author: (S.Moore) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster nubimontisName author: (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster pegleraeName author: (Bolus) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster perfoliatusName author: (Oliv.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster pleiocephalusName author: (Harv.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster pseudobakerianusName author: (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster serrulatusName author: (Harv.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster tansaniensisName author: (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afroaster zuluensisName author: (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted species | AsteraceaeAfroaster genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Afrobrunnichia africanaName author: (Welw.) Hutch. & DalzielAccepted species | PolygonaceaeAfrobrunnichia genus | No guide yet |
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 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.