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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 13,561–13,584

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 yetAloe praetermissaName author: T.A.McCoy & LavranosAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe pratensisName author: BakerAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe pretoriensisName author: Pole-EvansAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe prinslooiName author: I.Verd. & D.S.HardyAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe proceraName author: L.C.LeachAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe pronkiiName author: Lavranos, Rakouth & T.A.McCoyAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe propaguliferaName author: (Rauh & Razaf.) L.E.Newton & G.D.RowleyAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe prostrataName author: (H.Perrier) L.E.Newton & G.D.RowleyAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe pruinosaName author: ReynoldsAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe pseudoparvulaName author: J.-B.CastillonAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe pseudorubroviolaceaName author: Lavranos & Collen.Accepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe pubescensName author: ReynoldsAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe pulcherrimaName author: M.G.Gilbert & SebsebeAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe purpureaName author: Lam.Accepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe pustuligemmaName author: L.E.NewtonAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe rabaiensisName author: RendleAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe rakotonasoloiName author: Rakotoaris.Accepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe rapanarivoiName author: J.-P.CastillonAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe rauhiiName author: ReynoldsAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe rebmanniiName author: LavranosAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe reitziiName author: ReynoldsAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe retrospiciensName author: Reynolds & P.R.O.BallyAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe reynoldsiiName author: LettyAccepted speciesAsphodelaceaeAloe genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAloe rhodesianaName author: RendleAccepted 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.