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
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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.
347,476 speciesShowing 2,161–2,184
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.
| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Acantholimon astragalinumName author: MobayenAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon atrofuscumName author: Rech.f.Accepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon atropatanumName author: BungeAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon auganumName author: BungeAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon aulieatenseName author: Czerniak.Accepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon austro-iranicumName author: Rech.f. & Schiman-CzeikaAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon avanosicumName author: Doğan & AkaydınAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon avenaceumName author: BungeAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon azizaeName author: MobayenAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon bakhtiaricumName author: AssadiAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon balchanicumName author: KorovinAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon bashkaleicumName author: Doğan & AkaydınAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon birandiiName author: Doğan & AkaydınAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon blakelockiiName author: MobayenAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon blandumName author: Czerniak.Accepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon bodeanumName author: BungeAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon bonesseaeName author: ParsaAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon borodiniiName author: Krasn.Accepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon brachyphyllumName author: Boiss.Accepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon brachystachyumName author: Boiss. ex BungeAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon bracteatumName author: (Girard) Boiss.Accepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon breckleiName author: Rech.f. & Schiman-CzeikaAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon bromifoliumName author: Boiss. ex BungeAccepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Acantholimon butkoviiName author: Lincz.Accepted species | PlumbaginaceaeAcantholimon genus | No guide yet |
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 datasetWhat 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 980 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.