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.

347,476 speciesShowing 12,673–12,696

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 yetAllomaieta ebejicosanaName author: LozanoAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta grandifloraName author: GleasonAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta hirsutaName author: (Gleason) LozanoAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta isauroiName author: J.S.MurilloAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta javierbarrigaeName author: Humberto Mend.Accepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta melidaeName author: J.S.Murillo, Posada-Herrera, Orozco-A & Sierra-Gir.Accepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta pancuranaName author: LozanoAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta peltataName author: J.S.Murillo, Posada-Herrera, Orozco-A & Sierra-Gir.Accepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta pterocalycinaName author: J.S.Murillo & H.DavidAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta strigosaName author: (Gleason) LozanoAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta villosaName author: (Gleason) LozanoAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomaieta zenufanasanaName author: LozanoAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAllomaieta genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia antioquianaName author: J.F.MoralesAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia brenesianaName author: WoodsonAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia campanulataName author: (Markgr.) J.F.MoralesAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia ecuatorianaName author: J.F.MoralesAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia foreroiName author: A.H.GentryAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia insignisName author: J.F.MoralesAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia laxifloraName author: A.H.GentryAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia ovalisName author: (Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) WoodsonAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia plumeriifloraName author: WoodsonAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllomarkgrafia tubifloraName author: Woodson ex DwyerAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAllomarkgrafia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloneuron glomeratumName author: C.Ulloa & Michelang.Accepted speciesMelastomataceaeAlloneuron genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloneuron lironName author: B.Walln.Accepted speciesMelastomataceaeAlloneuron 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.