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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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Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

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 1,585–1,608

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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 raleighiiName author: NelmesAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex ramenskiiName author: Kom.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex ramentaceofructusName author: K.T.FuAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex ramosaName author: Willd.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex ramosiiName author: Kük.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex randalpinaName author: B.Walln.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex raouliiName author: BoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex rapaensisName author: (H.St.John) K.L.WilsonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex raphidocarpaName author: NeesAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex raraName author: BoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex rarifloraName author: (Wahlenb.) Sm.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex ratongensisName author: (C.B.Clarke) C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex raynoldsiiName author: DeweyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex rcsrivastavaeName author: (Jana) RoalsonAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex reconditaName author: Muñoz-Schüler, Martín-Bravo & Jim.MejíasAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex rectaName author: BoottAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex recurvisaccusName author: T.KoyamaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex regelianaName author: (Kük.) Litv.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex regnellianaName author: BoeckelerAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex reicheanaName author: BoeckelerAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex reicheiName author: Kük.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex reiniiName author: Franch. & Sav.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex relaxaName author: V.I.Krecz.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex remotaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)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.