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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 18,601–18,624

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 yetAniba williamsiiName author: O.C.SchmidtAccepted speciesLauraceaeAniba genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnigozanthos bicolorName author: Endl.Accepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
Leaves and Flower

Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Anigozanthos flavidusName author: RedoutéAccepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genusTall Kangaroo Paw guide
Related genus guideKangaroo Paw
No photo yetAnigozanthos fuliginosusName author: Hook.Accepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAnigozanthos gabrielaeName author: DominAccepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAnigozanthos humilisName author: Lindl.Accepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAnigozanthos kalbarriensisName author: HopperAccepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAnigozanthos manglesiiName author: D.DonAccepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAnigozanthos onycisName author: A.S.GeorgeAccepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAnigozanthos preissiiName author: Endl.Accepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAnigozanthos pulcherrimusName author: Hook.Accepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAnigozanthos rufusName author: Labill.Accepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAnigozanthos viridisName author: Endl.Accepted speciesHaemodoraceaeAnigozanthos genus
No photo yetAningeria adolfi-friedericiName author: (Engl.) Robyns & GilbertAccepted speciesSapotaceaeAningeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAningeria altissimaName author: (A.Chev.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.Accepted speciesSapotaceaeAningeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAningeria pierreiName author: (A.Chev.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.Accepted speciesSapotaceaeAningeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAningeria pseudoracemosaName author: J.H.Hemsl.Accepted speciesSapotaceaeAningeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAningeria superbaName author: (Vermoesen) A.Chev.Accepted speciesSapotaceaeAningeria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnisacanthus andersoniiName author: T.F.DanielAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAnisacanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnisacanthus brasiliensisName author: LindauAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAnisacanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnisacanthus grace-woodiaeName author: Hammel & McDadeAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAnisacanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnisacanthus linearisName author: (S.H.Hagen) Henrickson & E.J.LottAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAnisacanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnisacanthus nicaraguensisName author: DurkeeAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAnisacanthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetAnisacanthus puberulusName author: (Torr.) Henrickson & E.J.LottAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeAnisacanthus 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.