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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.

2,340 species · CarexShowing 1,105–1,128

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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 yetCarex madagascariensisName author: BoeckelerAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex madidaName author: J.R.StarrAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex madrensisName author: L.H.BaileyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex magacisName author: Molina Gonz., Acedo & LlamasAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex magellanicaName author: Lam.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex magnoutriculataName author: Tang & F.T.Wang ex L.K.DaiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex mahinoensisName author: Franch.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex maireiName author: Coss. & Germ.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex makuensisName author: P.C.LiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex malaccensisName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex malipoensisName author: Yuan Y.Li & H.PengAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex mallaeName author: (Rajbh. & H.Ohba) O.YanoAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex malmeiName author: KalelaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex malyscheviiName author: T.V.EgorovaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex mancaName author: BoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex manciformisName author: C.B.Clarke ex Franch.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex mandonianaName author: BoeckelerAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex mandshuricaName author: Meinsh.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex manginiiName author: E.G.CamusAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex manhartiiName author: BrysonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex manniiName author: E.A.BruceAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex manuelbarrosiiName author: Jim.Mejías, Donadío, Muñoz-Schüler & A.Mor.AlonsoAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex maolanensisName author: Y.F.Deng & Xi X.ZhangAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex maoricaName author: HamlinAccepted 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 980 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.