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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.

Start exploringSpecies with guides (425) Roses Peonies Orchids Daisies Lilies

347,476 speciesShowing 16,225–16,248

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 yetAmsonia orientalisName author: Decne.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeAmsonia genus
Related genus guideEastern Bluestar
No photo yetAmsonia palmeriName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAmsonia genus
Related genus guideEastern Bluestar
No photo yetAmsonia peeblesiiName author: WoodsonAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAmsonia genus
Related genus guideEastern Bluestar
No photo yetAmsonia rigidaName author: Shuttlew. ex SmallAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAmsonia genus
Related genus guideEastern Bluestar
No photo yetAmsonia salpignanthaName author: WoodsonAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAmsonia genus
Related genus guideEastern Bluestar
Form in full bloom in the spring in Moore County

Photo Credit: Susan Strine · CC BY 2.0

Amsonia tabernaemontanaName author: WalterAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAmsonia genusEastern Bluestar guide
No photo yetAmsonia tharpiiName author: WoodsonAccepted speciesApocynaceaeAmsonia genus
Related genus guideEastern Bluestar
No photo yetAmsonia tomentosaName author: Torr. & Frém.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeAmsonia genus
Related genus guideEastern Bluestar
No photo yetAmydrium hainanenseName author: (H.Li, Y.Shiao & S.L.Tseng) H.LiAccepted speciesAraceaeAmydrium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmydrium humileName author: SchottAccepted speciesAraceaeAmydrium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmydrium mediumName author: (Zoll. & Moritzi) NicolsonAccepted speciesAraceaeAmydrium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmydrium sinenseName author: (Engl.) H.LiAccepted speciesAraceaeAmydrium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmydrium zippelianumName author: (Schott) NicolsonAccepted speciesAraceaeAmydrium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema acutaName author: DanserAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema apoensisName author: (Elmer) BarlowAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema artensisName author: DanserAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema arthrocaulisName author: BarlowAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema beccariiName author: (Tiegh.) DanserAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema benguetensisName author: DanserAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema benthamiiName author: (Blakely) DanserAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema bifurcataName author: Tiegh.Accepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema binifloraName author: BarlowAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema brassiiName author: BarlowAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAmyema cambageiName author: (Blakely) DanserAccepted speciesLoranthaceaeAmyema 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.