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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 1,225–1,248

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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 mucronatiformisName author: Tang & F.T.Wang ex S.Yun LiangAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex muehlenbergiiName author: Schkuhr ex Willd.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex muelleriName author: PetrieAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex muliensisName author: Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex multicaulisName author: L.H.BaileyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex multicostataName author: Mack.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex multifariaName author: (Nees ex Boott) J.R.StarrAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex multifoliaName author: OhwiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex multispicataName author: KunzeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex multispiculataName author: Luceño & Martín-BravoAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex mundaName author: BoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex munipoorensisName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex munroiName author: Boott ex C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex muricataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex muriculataName author: F.J.Herm.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex museiName author: Steud.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex muskingumensisName author: Schwein.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex myosuroidesName author: Vill.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex myosurusName author: NeesAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nachianaName author: OhwiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nairiiName author: Ghildyal & U.C.Bhattach.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nakaoanaName author: T.KoyamaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nakasimaeName author: OhwiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nanchuanensisName author: K.L.Chu ex S.Y.LiangAccepted 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.