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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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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.

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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. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.

Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetCarex coriaceaHamlinAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex coriogyneNelmesAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex coriophoraFisch. & C.A.Mey. ex KunthAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex corrugataFernaldAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex cortesiiLiebm.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex corynoideaK.A.FordAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex coulteriBoott ex Hemsl.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex courtallensisNees ex BoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex coxianaPetrieAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex cranaocarpaNelmesAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex craspedotrichaNelmesAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex crassibasisH.Lév. & VaniotAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex crassifloraKük.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex crassipesBoeckelerAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex craweiDewey ex Torr.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex crawfordiiFernaldAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex crebraV.I.Krecz.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex crebrifloraWiegandAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex cremnicolaK.A.FordAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex cremostachysFranch.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex creticaGradst. & J.KernAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex crinalisBoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex crinitaLam.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex crispaK.A.FordAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
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 480 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.