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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 arisanensisHayataAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex aristatisquamataTang & F.T.Wang ex L.K.DaiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex aristuliferaP.C.LiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex arizonicaLicher, G.Rink & ReznicekAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex arkansana(L.H.Bailey) L.H.BaileyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex arnelliiChrist ex ScheutzAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex arnottianaNees ex DrejerAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex arseneiKük.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex ascotretaC.B.Clarke ex Franch.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex aspericaulis(G.A.Wheeler) J.R.StarrAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex asperifructusKük.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex asraoiD.M.VermaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex assiniboinensisW.BoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex astrictaK.A.FordAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex asturicaBoiss.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex asynchronaNacziAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex aterrimaHoppeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex atherodesSpreng.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex athrostachyaOlneyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex atlanticaL.H.BaileyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex atlasica(H.Lindb.) TattouAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex atractodesF.J.Herm.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex atrataL.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex atratiformisBrittonAccepted 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.