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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 6,001–6,024

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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 zambesicaName author: E.A.Rob.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeScleria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleroschoenus arthrostyloidesName author: (W.Fitzg.) K.L.Wilson & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleroschoenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleroschoenus compositusName author: (Latz) K.L.Wilson & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleroschoenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleroschoenus glabrispiculusName author: (Rye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett) K.L.Wilson & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleroschoenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleroschoenus pentagonusName author: (Rye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett) K.L.Wilson & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleroschoenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleroschoenus quadricostatusName author: (Rye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett) K.L.Wilson & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleroschoenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetScleroschoenus ramosusName author: (Rye, R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett) K.L.Wilson & J.J.BruhlAccepted speciesCyperaceaeScleroschoenus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSumatroscirpus junghuhniiName author: (Miq.) Oteng-Yeb.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeSumatroscirpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSumatroscirpus minorName author: (Kük.) Lév.-Bourret & J.R.StarrAccepted speciesCyperaceaeSumatroscirpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSumatroscirpus paniculatocorymbosusName author: (Kük.) Lév.-Bourret & J.R.StarrAccepted speciesCyperaceaeSumatroscirpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetSumatroscirpus rupestrisName author: Lév.-Bourret & J.R.StarrAccepted speciesCyperaceaeSumatroscirpus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria arundinaceaName author: (Sol. ex Vahl) T.KoyamaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria borneensisName author: J.KernAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria brevisetaName author: (J.Raynal) LarridonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria bromoidesName author: (Lam.) H.Pfeiff.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria burmanniName author: (Vahl) C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria capillaceaName author: (Thunb.) C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria cernuaName author: (Levyns) LarridonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria comosaName author: (C.B.Clarke) T.KoyamaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria compressaName author: TurrillAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria crinifoliaName author: (Nees) C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria eximiaName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria fasciataName author: (Rottb.) C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetraria ferrugineaName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeTetraria 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.