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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.

Start exploringSpecies with guides (425) Roses Peonies Orchids Daisies Lilies

347,476 speciesShowing 10,153–10,176

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 yetAlbuca nematodesName author: SweetAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca nigritanaName author: (Baker) TroupinAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca noubaeName author: A.Chev.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca orientalisName author: van Jaarsv.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca papyraceaName author: J.C.Manning & GoldblattAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca paradoxaName author: DinterAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca pendulaName author: B.MathewAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca polyphyllaName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca proliferaName author: J.H.WilsonAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca pseudobifoliaName author: Mart.-Azorín & M.B.CrespoAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca riebeekkasteelberganulaName author: U.Müll.-DobliesAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca rigidaName author: Salisb.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca robertsonianaName author: U.Müll.-DobliesAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca rogersiiName author: SchönlandAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca rupestrisName author: Hilliard & B.L.BurttAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca scabro-marginataName author: De Wild.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca schinziiName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca schlechteriName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca schoenlandiiName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca setosaName author: Jacq.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca shawiiName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca somersetianumName author: M.H.J.van der MeerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca spiralisName author: L.f.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlbuca steudneriName author: Schweinf. & Engl.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeAlbuca 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 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.