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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.

12,346 species in PoaceaeShowing 7,537–7,560

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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 yetMiscanthus sacchariflorusName author: (Maxim.) Hack.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMiscanthus genus
No photo yetMiscanthus sacchariflorusName author: (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMiscanthus genus
Flowers - Wake Co., NC

Photo Credit: Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0

Miscanthus sinensisName author: AnderssonAccepted speciesPoaceaeMiscanthus genusChinese Silver Grass guide
No photo yetMiscanthus tinctoriusName author: (Steud.) Hack.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMiscanthus genus
No photo yetMiscanthus villosusName author: Y.C.Liu & H.PengAccepted speciesPoaceaeMiscanthus genus
No photo yetMiscanthus wangpicheonensisName author: T.I.Heo & J.S.KimAccepted speciesPoaceaeMiscanthus genus
No photo yetMnesithea annuaName author: (Lazarides) de Koning & SosefAccepted speciesPoaceaeMnesithea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMnesithea formosaName author: (R.Br.) de Koning & SosefAccepted speciesPoaceaeMnesithea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMnesithea laevisName author: (Retz.) KunthAccepted speciesPoaceaeMnesithea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMnesithea mollicomaName author: (Hance) A.CamusAccepted speciesPoaceaeMnesithea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMnesithea pilosaName author: B.K.SimonAccepted speciesPoaceaeMnesithea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMnesithea thailandicaName author: Traiperm & BoonkerdAccepted speciesPoaceaeMnesithea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMnesithea veldkampiiName author: Potdar, S.P.Gaikwad, Salunkhe & S.R.YadavAccepted speciesPoaceaeMnesithea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMniochloa pulchellaName author: (Griseb.) ChaseAccepted speciesPoaceaeMniochloa genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMolineriella australisName author: (Paunero) E.RicoAccepted speciesPoaceaeMolineriella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMolineriella laevisName author: (Brot.) RouyAccepted speciesPoaceaeMolineriella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMolineriella minutaName author: (L.) RouyAccepted speciesPoaceaeMolineriella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMolinia arundinaceaName author: SchrankAccepted speciesPoaceaeMolinia genus
Related genus guidePurple Moor Grass
Purple Moor Grass — botanical reference

Photo Credit: Elke Freese · CC BY-SA 3.0

Molinia caeruleaName author: (L.) MoenchAccepted speciesPoaceaeMolinia genusPurple Moor Grass guide
No photo yetMoliniopsis japonicaName author: (Hack.) HayataAccepted speciesPoaceaeMoliniopsis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonachather paradoxusName author: Steud.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMonachather genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonelytrum luederitzianumName author: Hack.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMonelytrum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonocymbium ceresiiformeName author: (Nees) StapfAccepted speciesPoaceaeMonocymbium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMonocymbium deightoniiName author: C.E.Hubb.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMonocymbium 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.