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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 1,249–1,272

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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 nandadeviensisName author: Ghildyal, U.C.Bhattach. & HajraAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nanpingensisName author: X.F.JinAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nardinaName author: (Hornem.) Fr.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nasuensisName author: K.T.Takah., T.Nog. & M.N.TamuraAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nealiaeName author: R.W.KraussAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex neblinensisName author: ReznicekAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nebraskensisName author: DeweyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nebularumName author: Phil.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex neesianaName author: Endl.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex negeriName author: (Kük.) J.R.StarrAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex negriiName author: Chiov.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nelmesianaName author: BarrosAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nelsoniiName author: Mack.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nemoralisName author: (K.L.Wilson) K.L.WilsonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nemostachysName author: Steud.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nemurensisName author: Franch.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex neo-nelmesiiName author: RaymondAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex neochevalieriName author: Kük. ex A.Chev.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex neodigynaName author: P.C.LiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex neoguinensisName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex neohebridensisName author: Guillaumin & Kük.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex neopetelotiiName author: RaymondAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex neopolycephalaName author: Tang & F.T.Wang ex L.K.DaiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex nervataName author: Franch. & Sav.Accepted 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.