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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

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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.

6,099 species in CyperaceaeShowing 4,993–5,016

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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 yetMesomelaena tetragonaName author: (R.Br.) Benth.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeMesomelaena genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMicrodracoides squamosaName author: HuaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeMicrodracoides genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorelotia affinisName author: (Brongn.) S.T.BlakeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeMorelotia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorelotia australiensisName author: (C.B.Clarke) R.L.Barrett & K.L.WilsonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeMorelotia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorelotia gahniiformisName author: Gaudich.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeMorelotia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorelotia involutaName author: (H.St.John) J.J.Bruhl & R.L.BarrettAccepted speciesCyperaceaeMorelotia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorelotia microcarpaName author: (S.T.Blake) R.L.Barrett & K.L.WilsonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeMorelotia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMorelotia octandraName author: (Nees) R.L.Barrett & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeMorelotia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetNeesenbeckia punctoriaName author: (Vahl) LevynsAccepted speciesCyperaceaeNeesenbeckia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetNelmesia melanostachyaName author: Van der VekenAccepted speciesCyperaceaeNelmesia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetNetrostylis capillarisName author: (F.Muell.) R.L.Barrett, J.J.Bruhl & K.L.WilsonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeNetrostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetNetrostylis halmaturinaName author: (J.M.Black) R.L.Barrett, J.J.Bruhl & K.L.WilsonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeNetrostylis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus acutifoliusName author: S.T.BlakeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus ambiguusName author: Kük. & SteenisAccepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus cleefiiName author: L.E.MoraAccepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus distichusName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus ecuadorensisName author: T.KoyamaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus furcatusName author: H.MannAccepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus goeppingeriName author: Suess.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus imparName author: EdgarAccepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus kuekenthaliiName author: Steenis ex Kük.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus obtusangulusName author: Gaudich.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus oligocephalusName author: W.M.CurtisAccepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOreobolus oxycarpusName author: S.T.BlakeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeOreobolus 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.