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 9,601–9,624
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 | Aiphanes simplexName author: BurretAccepted species | ArecaceaeAiphanes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aiphanes spicataName author: Borchs. & R.BernalAccepted species | ArecaceaeAiphanes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aiphanes suaitaName author: R.Bernal, Sanín & F.CastañoAccepted species | ArecaceaeAiphanes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aiphanes tatamaName author: R.Bernal, Borchs., Hoyos-Gómez, H.F.Manrique & SanínAccepted species | ArecaceaeAiphanes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aiphanes tricuspidataName author: Borchs., M.Ruíz & BernalAccepted species | ArecaceaeAiphanes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aiphanes truncataName author: (Brongn. ex Mart.) H.Wendl.Accepted species | ArecaceaeAiphanes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aiphanes uleiName author: (Dammer) BurretAccepted species | ArecaceaeAiphanes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aiphanes verrucosaName author: Borchs. & BalslevAccepted species | ArecaceaeAiphanes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aiphanes weberbaueriName author: BurretAccepted species | ArecaceaeAiphanes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira caryophylleaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira cupanianaName author: Guss.Accepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira elegansName author: Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Accepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira hercynicaName author: Romero Zarco, M.Á.Ortiz & L.SáezAccepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira minoricensisName author: P.Fraga, Romero Zarco & L.SáezAccepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira praecoxName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira provincialisName author: Jord.Accepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira scopariaName author: AdamovicAccepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira tenoreiName author: Guss.Accepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aira uniaristataName author: Lag. & Rodr.Accepted species | PoaceaeAira genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Airampoa aurataName author: FričAccepted species | CactaceaeAirampoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Airampoa ayrampoName author: (Haenke) DoweldAccepted species | CactaceaeAirampoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Airampoa corrugataName author: (Salm-Dyck) DoweldAccepted species | CactaceaeAirampoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Airampoa erectocladaName author: (Backeb.) DoweldAccepted species | CactaceaeAirampoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Airampoa microdiscaName author: (F.A.C.Weber) DoweldAccepted species | CactaceaeAirampoa 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.