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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.

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetCarex deasyi(C.B.Clarke) O.Yano & S.R.ZhangAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex debeauxiiH.Lév. & VaniotAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex debilior(F.Muell.) K.L.WilsonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex debilisMichx.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex deciduaBoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex deciduisquamaF.T.Wang & Tang ex P.C.LiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex declinataBoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex decompositaMuhl.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex decoraBoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex decurtataCheesemanAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex deflexaHornem.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex delavayiFranch.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex delicataC.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex delongiiShekhovts. & Lashch.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex demissaHornem.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex densa(L.H.Bailey) L.H.BaileyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex densicaespitosaL.K.DaiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex densifimbriataTang & F.T.WangAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex densipilosaC.Z.Zheng & X.F.JinAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex dentataReznicek & S.GonzálezAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex depauperataCurtis ex Woodw.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex depressaLinkAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex deqinensisL.K.DaiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex desponsaBoottAccepted 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.