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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 11,617–11,640

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 yetAllium aeginienseName author: Brullo, Giusso & TerrasiAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium aetnenseName author: Brullo, Pavone & SalmeriAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium affineName author: Ledeb.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium afghanicumName author: WendelboAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
Flower bud

Photo Credit: Salicyna · CC BY-SA 4.0

Allium aflatunenseName author: B.Fedtsch.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genusPersian Onion guide
No photo yetAllium agrigentinumName author: Brullo & PavoneAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium akakaName author: S.G.Gmel. ex Schult. & Schult.f.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium aksekienseName author: Özhatay, Koyuncu & E.KayaAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium alabasicumName author: Y.Z.ZhaoAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium aladaghenseName author: Memariani & JoharchiAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium alaicumName author: Vved.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium alamutenseName author: Razyfard, Zarre & R.M.FritschAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium albiflorumName author: OmelczukAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium albotunicatumName author: O.SchwarzAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium albovianumName author: Vved.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium alekiiName author: R.M.Fritsch & M.V.Agab.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium alexandraeName author: Vved.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium alexeianumName author: RegelAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium alibileName author: A.Rich.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium alpinariiName author: Özhatay & KollmannAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium altaicumName author: Pall.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium altissimumName author: RegelAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium altoatlanticumName author: SereginAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium altyncolicumName author: N.FriesenAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
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.