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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 14,977–15,000

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 yetAmaranthus californicusName author: (Moq.) S.WatsonAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus campestrisName author: Willd.Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus cannabinusName author: (L.) SauerAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus capensisName author: Thell.Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus caracasanusName author: KunthAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus cardenasianusName author: Hunz.Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus caturusName author: Roxb.Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
Amaranthus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Tubifex · CC BY-SA 3.0

Amaranthus caudatusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genusAmaranthus guide
No photo yetAmaranthus celosioidesName author: KunthAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus centralisName author: J.Palmer & MowattAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus chihuahensisName author: S.WatsonAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus clementiiName author: DominAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus cochleitepalusName author: DominAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus commutatusName author: KernerAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus congestusName author: C.C.Towns.Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus crassipesName author: Schltdl.Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus crispusName author: (Lesp. & Thévenau) A.Braun ex J.M.Coult. & S.WatsonAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
Upright Amaranthus — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0

Amaranthus cruentusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genusUpright Amaranthus guide
No photo yetAmaranthus cuspidifoliusName author: DominAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus deflexusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus dinteriName author: SchinzAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus dubiusName author: Mart. ex Thell.Accepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus fimbriatusName author: (Torr.) Benth. ex S.WatsonAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
No photo yetAmaranthus floridanusName author: (S.Watson) SauerAccepted speciesAmaranthaceaeAmaranthus genus
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.