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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 12,913–12,936

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 yetAllophylus vestitusName author: F.G.DaviesAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAllophylus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllophylus villosusName author: (Roxb.) BlumeAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAllophylus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllophylus viridisName author: Radlk.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAllophylus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllophylus whiteiName author: ExellAccepted speciesSapindaceaeAllophylus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllophylus zenkeriName author: Gilg ex Radlk.Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAllophylus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllophylus zeylanicusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesSapindaceaeAllophylus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloplectus aquatilisName author: C.V.MortonAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAlloplectus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloplectus dimorphobracteatusName author: HoehneAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAlloplectus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloplectus hispidusName author: (Kunth) Mart.Accepted speciesGesneriaceaeAlloplectus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloplectus inflatusName author: J.L.Clark & L.E.SkogAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAlloplectus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloplectus tessmanniiName author: Mansf.Accepted speciesGesneriaceaeAlloplectus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloplectus weiriiName author: (Kuntze) WiehlerAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAlloplectus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllopterigeron filifoliusName author: (F.Muell.) DunlopAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAllopterigeron genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloschemone inopinataName author: Bogner & P.C.BoyceAccepted speciesAraceaeAlloschemone genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloschemone occidentalisName author: (Poepp.) Engl. & K.KrauseAccepted speciesAraceaeAlloschemone genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllosidastrum dolichophyllumName author: Krapov., Fryxell & D.M.BatesAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAllosidastrum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllosidastrum hilarianumName author: (C.Presl) Krapov., Fryxell & D.M.BatesAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAllosidastrum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllosidastrum interruptumName author: (Balb. ex DC.) Krapov., Fryxell & D.M.BatesAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAllosidastrum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllosidastrum pyramidatumName author: (Cav.) Krapov., Fryxell & D.M.BatesAccepted speciesMalvaceaeAllosidastrum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllospondias lakonensisName author: (Pierre) StapfAccepted speciesAnacardiaceaeAllospondias genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllospondias laxifloraName author: LaceAccepted speciesAnacardiaceaeAllospondias genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllostigma guangxienseName author: W.T.WangAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAllostigma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAllosyncarpia ternataName author: S.T.BlakeAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAllosyncarpia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlloteropsis angustaName author: StapfAccepted speciesPoaceaeAlloteropsis 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.