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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 5,857–5,880

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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 yetScleria lithospermaName author: (L.) Sw.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria longispiculataName author: NelmesAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria lucentinigricansName author: E.A.Rob.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria macbrideanaName author: GrossAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria mackaviensisName author: BoeckelerAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria macrogyneName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria macrolomioidesName author: H.Pfeiff.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria macrophyllaName author: J.Presl & C.PreslAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria madagascariensisName author: BoeckelerAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria martiiName author: (Nees) Steud.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria maypurensisName author: BautersAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria melanomphalaName author: KunthAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria melanotrichaName author: Hochst. & A.Rich.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria microcarpaName author: Nees ex KunthAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria mikawanaName author: MakinoAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria millespiculaName author: T.KoyamaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria minorName author: (Britton) W.StoneAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria mitisName author: P.J.BergiusAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria mongomoensisName author: BautersAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria monticolaName author: Nelmes ex NapperAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria motleyiName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria mucronataName author: Poir.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria muehlenbergiiName author: Steud.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleria multilacunosaName author: T.KoyamaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria 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.