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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 11,689–11,712

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 backhousianumName author: RegelAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium baekdusanenseName author: Y.N.LeeAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium baeticumName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bajtuliniiName author: Bajtenov & I.I.KamenetskayaAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bakhtiaricumName author: RegelAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium balansaeName author: Boiss.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium balkhanicumName author: (R.M.Fritsch & F.O.Khass.) R.M.FritschAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium baluchistanicumName author: WendelboAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium barsczewskiiName author: LipskyAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium barthianumName author: Asch. & Schweinf.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium basalticumName author: Fragman & R.M.FritschAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bassitenseName author: J.ThiébautAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium baytopiorumName author: Kollmann & ÖzhatayAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium beesianumName author: W.W.Sm.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bekeczalicumName author: LazkovAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bellulumName author: Prokh.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bidentatumName author: Fisch. ex Prokh. & Ikonn.-Gal.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bigeloviiName author: S.WatsonAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bilgeaeName author: Yild.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bingoelenseName author: Yild. & KiliçAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium birkinshawiiName author: MouterdeAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bisceptrumName author: S.WatsonAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium bisotunenseName author: R.M.FritschAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium blandumName author: Wall.Accepted 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.