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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 8,185–8,208

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 yetAgave striataName author: Zucc.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave strictaName author: Salm-DyckAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave stringensName author: Trel.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave subsimplexName author: Trel.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave tectaName author: Trel.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave temacapulinensisName author: A.Vázquez & CházaroAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave tenuifoliaName author: Zamudio & E.SánchezAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave tequilanaName author: F.A.C.WeberAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave thomasiaeName author: Trel.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave titanotaName author: GentryAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave toumeyanaName author: Trel.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave triangularisName author: JacobiAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave tubulataName author: Trel.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave turneriName author: R.H.Webb & Salazar-CeseñaAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave umbrophilaName author: (García-Mend.) ThiedeAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave underwoodiiName author: Trel.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave undulataName author: KlotzschAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave univittataName author: Haw.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave utahensisName author: Engelm.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave valencianaName author: Cházaro & A.VázquezAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave variegataName author: JacobiAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave vazquezgarciaeName author: Cházaro & J.A.LomelíAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave vera-cruzName author: Mill.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
No photo yetAgave verdensisName author: W.C.Hodgs. & SalywonAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAgave genus
Related genus guideTuberose
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.