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 22,441–22,464
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 | Appertiella hexandraName author: C.D.K.Cook & L.TriestAccepted species | HydrocharitaceaeAppertiella genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia aurantiacaName author: (K.Krause) SandwithAccepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia calycinaName author: (Benth.) SandwithAccepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia debilisName author: SandwithAccepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia guatemalensisName author: Donn.Sm.Accepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia longipedunculataName author: (Steyerm.) DelpreteAccepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia megalanthaName author: C.M.Taylor & LorenceAccepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia morindoidesName author: (A.Rich. ex DC.) Delprete, C.M.Taylor & T.McDowellAccepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia odontocalyxName author: SandwithAccepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia peduncularisName author: (Kunth) DelpreteAccepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia siebertiiName author: Standl.Accepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia tenuifloraName author: (Benth.) B.D.Jacks.Accepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia triphyllaName author: DuckeAccepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Appunia venezuelensisName author: Steyerm.Accepted species | RubiaceaeAppunia genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aptandra caudataName author: A.H.Gentry & OrtizAccepted species | OlacaceaeAptandra genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aptandra liriosmoidesName author: Spruce ex MiersAccepted species | OlacaceaeAptandra genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aptandra tubicinaName author: (Poepp.) Benth. ex MiersAccepted species | OlacaceaeAptandra genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Aptandra zenkeriName author: Engl.Accepted species | OlacaceaeAptandra genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Apteranthes burchardiiName author: (N.E.Br.) PlowesAccepted species | ApocynaceaeApteranthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Apteranthes europaeaName author: (Guss.) Murb.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeApteranthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Apteranthes faucicolaName author: (Bruyns) PlowesAccepted species | ApocynaceaeApteranthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Apteranthes joannisName author: (Maire) PlowesAccepted species | ApocynaceaeApteranthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Apteranthes munbyanaName author: (Decne.) Meve & LiedeAccepted species | ApocynaceaeApteranthes genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Apteranthes staintoniiName author: (H.Hara) Meve & LiedeAccepted species | ApocynaceaeApteranthes 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 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.