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.

347,476 speciesShowing 22,897–22,920

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 yetArachnis maingayiName author: (Hook.f.) Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeArachnis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnis senapatianaName author: (Phukan & A.A.Mao) Kocyan & Schuit.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeArachnis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnis seramensisName author: (Ormerod) R.RiceAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeArachnis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnis siamensisName author: (Schltr.) Tang & F.T.WangAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeArachnis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnis sulingiName author: (Blume) Rchb.f.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeArachnis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnitis unifloraName author: Phil.Accepted speciesCorsiaceaeArachnitis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx angustispicaName author: Borhidi, E.Martínez & RamosAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx asperaName author: (Standl.) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx atravesadensisName author: (Lorence) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx axillarisName author: Torr.-Montúfar & H.Ochot.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx bertieroidesName author: (Standl.) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx bourgaeiName author: (Standl.) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx brachytyrsaName author: BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx brenesiiName author: (Standl.) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx buddleioidesName author: (Benth.) Planch.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx calycophyllaName author: Steyerm.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx calycosaName author: (Donn.Sm.) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx capitellataName author: (Hemsl.) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx caucanaName author: (Standl. ex Steyerm.) Steyerm.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx chaconisName author: (Lorence) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx chiapensisName author: (Brandegee) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx chimalaparumName author: Lorence ex BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx chimboracensisName author: (Standl.) Steyerm.Accepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetArachnothryx chiriquianaName author: (Lorence) BorhidiAccepted speciesRubiaceaeArachnothryx 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.