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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 2,185–2,208

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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 × insolitaName author: T.KoyamaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × interjectaName author: Waisb.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × involutaName author: (Bab.) SymeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × ishimaensisName author: J.Oda, S.Kinosh. & Nagam.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × jaegeriName author: F.W.SchultzAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × justi-schmidtiiName author: JungeAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kattaeanaName author: Kük.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kenaicaName author: LepageAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kerniiName author: Jac.Koopman & WięcławAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × ketonensisName author: AkiyamaAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kneuckeriName author: P.Fourn.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × knieskerniiName author: Vasey ex DeweyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × knieskerniiName author: DeweyAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kohtsiiName author: K.Richt.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × krajinaeName author: DominAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kuekenthalianaName author: Appel & A.Brückn.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kuekenthaliiName author: Dörfl. ex ZahnAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kurilensisName author: OhwiAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kurogiiName author: K.T.Takah. & M.N.TamuraAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × kyyhkyneniiName author: HiitonenAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × lackowitzianaName author: Aug.R.PaulAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × laggeriName author: Wimm.Accepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × langeanaName author: FernaldAccepted speciesCyperaceaeCarex genus
Related genus guideGray's Sedge
No photo yetCarex × langiiName author: Steud.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.