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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 13,105–13,128

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 yetAlocasia salarkhaniiName author: H.Ara & M.A.HassanAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia sanderianaName author: W.BullAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia sarawakensisName author: M.HottaAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia scabriusculaName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia scalprumName author: A.HayAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia simonsianaName author: A.HayAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia sinuataName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia suhirmanianaName author: Yuzammi & A.HayAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia tandurusaName author: Pram. & A.HayAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia venustaName author: A.HayAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia vietnamensisName author: V.D.Nguyen & de KokAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia wentiiName author: Engl. & K.KrauseAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia wongiiName author: A.HayAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia yunqianaName author: Z.X.Ma, Yi F.Li & J.T.YinAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia zebrinaName author: G.W.Johnson & R.HoggAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAlocasia × okinawensisName author: TawadaAccepted speciesAraceaeAlocasia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe aaataName author: T.A.McCoy & LavranosAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe aageodontaName author: L.E.NewtonAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe abyssicolaName author: Lavranos & BilaidiAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe aculeataName author: Pole-EvansAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe acutissimaName author: H.PerrierAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe adigratanaName author: ReynoldsAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe affinisName author: A.BergerAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe africanaName author: Mill.Accepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe 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.