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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 1,417–1,440

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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 pendulaName author: Huds.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex penduliformisName author: Cherm.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex pengiiName author: X.F.Jin & C.Z.ZhengAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex pensylvanicaName author: Lam.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex perakensisName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex percostataName author: F.J.Herm.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex perdensaName author: (Kukkonen) Luceño & Martín-BravoAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex perdentataName author: S.D.JonesAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex peregrinaName author: LinkAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex perglobosaName author: Mack.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex pergracilisName author: NelmesAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex perlongaName author: FernaldAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex perplexaName author: (Heenan & de Lange) K.A.FordAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex perpravaName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex perraudierianaName author: (Kük. ex Bornm.) Gay ex Kük.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex persistensName author: OhwiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex pertenuisName author: L.H.BaileyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex peruvianaName author: J.Presl & C.PreslAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex petasataName author: DeweyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex petelotiiName author: GrossAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex petitianaName author: A.Rich.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex petricosaName author: DeweyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex petrieiName author: CheesemanAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex peucophilaName author: HolmAccepted 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.