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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 11,977–12,000

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 helicophyllumName author: Vved.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hemisphaericumName author: (Sommier) BrulloAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium henryiName author: C.H.WrightAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium herderianumName author: RegelAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hermoneumName author: (Kollmann & Shmida) Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone & SalmeriAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium heteronemaName author: F.T.Wang & TangAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hexacerasName author: Vved.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hickmaniiName author: Eastw.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hierosolymorumName author: RegelAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hindukuschenseName author: Kamelin & SeisumsAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hintoniorumName author: B.L.TurnerAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hirtovaginumName author: CandargyAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hissaricumName author: Vved.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hoffmaniiName author: Ownbey ex TraubAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
Flower buds 'Purple Sensation'

Photo Credit: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova · CC BY-SA 4.0

Allium hollandicumName author: R.M.FritschAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genusDutch Ornamental Onion guide
No photo yetAllium hookeriName author: ThwaitesAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hooshidaryaeName author: Mashayekhi, Zarre & R.M.FritschAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium horvatiiName author: LovricAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium howelliiName author: Eastw.Accepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium huber-morathiiName author: Kollmann, Özhatay & KoyuncuAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium humileName author: KunthAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium huntiaeName author: TraubAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hyalinumName author: CurranAccepted speciesAmaryllidaceaeAllium genus
No photo yetAllium hymenorhizumName author: Ledeb.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.