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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 18,241–18,264

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 yetAngianthus prostratusName author: P.S.ShortAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAngianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngianthus pygmaeusName author: (A.Gray) Benth.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAngianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngianthus tomentosusName author: J.C.Wendl.Accepted speciesAsteraceaeAngianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngianthus uniflorusName author: P.S.ShortAccepted speciesAsteraceaeAngianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon difformeName author: (L.) B.L.BurttAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon fruticosumName author: I.Allison & B.-E.van WykAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon intermediumName author: I.Allison & B.-E.van WykAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon jaarsveldiiName author: B.L.BurttAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon paniculatumName author: (Thunb.) B.L.BurttAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon pumilumName author: I.Allison & B.-E.van WykAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon rugosumName author: (Thunb.) Raf.Accepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon streyiName author: (Merxm.) I.Allison & B.-E.van WykAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon swellendamenseName author: (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.L.BurttAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon tenuiusName author: I.Allison & B.-E.van WykAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon ternatumName author: I.Allison & B.-E.van WykAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnginon verticillatumName author: (Sond.) B.L.BurttAccepted speciesApiaceaeAnginon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngkalanthus oligophyllaName author: Balf.f.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeAngkalanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngolaea fluitansName author: Wedd.Accepted speciesPodostemaceaeAngolaea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngophora bakeriName author: E.C.HallAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAngophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngophora costataName author: (Gaertn.) BrittenAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAngophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngophora exulName author: K.D.HillAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAngophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngophora floribundaName author: (Sm.) SweetAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAngophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngophora hispidaName author: (Sm.) BlaxellAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAngophora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAngophora inopinaName author: K.D.HillAccepted speciesMyrtaceaeAngophora 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.