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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 18,073–18,096

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 yetAnerincleistus setulosusName author: O.SchwartzAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAnerincleistus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnerincleistus stipularisName author: (Ridl.) J.F.MaxwellAccepted speciesMelastomataceaeAnerincleistus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnetanthus condorensisName author: J.L.ClarkAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAnetanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnetanthus disjunctusName author: L.E.Skog & J.L.ClarkAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAnetanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnetanthus gracilisName author: HiernAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAnetanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnetanthus pendensName author: J.L.ClarkAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAnetanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnetanthus rubraName author: L.E.SkogAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAnetanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnetanthus zamorensisName author: J.L.ClarkAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeAnetanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnethum graveolensName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesApiaceaeAnethum genus
Related genus guideDill
No photo yetAnethum theurkauffiiName author: MaireAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnethum genus
Related genus guideDill
No photo yetAneulophus africanusName author: Benth.Accepted speciesErythroxylaceaeAneulophus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAneulophus congoensisName author: GramAccepted speciesErythroxylaceaeAneulophus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngeldiazia weigendiiName author: M.O.Dillon & ZapataAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAngeldiazia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelesia fusicarpaName author: (Kosterm.) Sothers & PranceAccepted speciesChrysobalanaceaeAngelesia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelesia palawanensisName author: (Prance) Sothers & PranceAccepted speciesChrysobalanaceaeAngelesia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelesia splendensName author: Korth.Accepted speciesChrysobalanaceaeAngelesia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelica acutilobaName author: (Siebold & Zucc.) Kitag.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAngelica genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelica adzharicaName author: PimenovAccepted speciesApiaceaeAngelica genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelica amplaName author: A.NelsonAccepted speciesApiaceaeAngelica genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelica anomalaName author: Avé-Lall.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAngelica genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelica apaensisName author: R.H.Shan & C.C.YuanAccepted speciesApiaceaeAngelica genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelica archangelicaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesApiaceaeAngelica genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelica argutaName author: Nutt.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAngelica genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngelica atropurpureaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesApiaceaeAngelica 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.