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 13,777–13,800
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.
| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Alonsoa caulialataName author: Ruiz & Pav.Accepted species | ScrophulariaceaeAlonsoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alonsoa honorariaName author: GrauAccepted species | ScrophulariaceaeAlonsoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alonsoa linearisName author: (Jacq.) Ruiz & Pav.Accepted species | ScrophulariaceaeAlonsoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alonsoa meridionalisName author: (L.f.) KuntzeAccepted species | ScrophulariaceaeAlonsoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alonsoa minorName author: EdwinAccepted species | ScrophulariaceaeAlonsoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alonsoa pallidaName author: EdwinAccepted species | ScrophulariaceaeAlonsoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alonsoa peduncularisName author: (Kunze) Wettst.Accepted species | ScrophulariaceaeAlonsoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alonsoa serrataName author: PennellAccepted species | ScrophulariaceaeAlonsoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alonsoa unilabiataName author: (L.f.) Ruiz & Pav. ex Steud.Accepted species | ScrophulariaceaeAlonsoa genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus aequalisName author: Sobol.Accepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus alboviiName author: TzvelevAccepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus alopecuroidesName author: (L.) L.J.Gillespie, Cabi & SorengAccepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus anatolicusName author: DoganAccepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus apiatusName author: Ovcz.Accepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus arundinaceusName author: Poir.Accepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus aucheriName author: Boiss.Accepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus baptarrheniusName author: S.M.PhillipsAccepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus bonariensisName author: Parodi & Thell.Accepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus boriiName author: TzvelevAccepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus bornmuelleriName author: DominAccepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus brachystachyusName author: M.Bieb.Accepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus brachystylusName author: Peterm.Accepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus bulbosusName author: GouanAccepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Alopecurus carolinianusName author: WalterAccepted species | PoaceaeAlopecurus genus | No guide yet |
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 datasetWhat 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.