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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.

96 species · MelicaShowing 49–72

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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. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.

Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetMelica parodianaTorresAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica patagonicaParodiAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica paulseniiPhil.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica penicillarisBoiss. & BalansaAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica persicaKunthAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica pictaK.KochAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica poecilanthaÉ.Desv.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica porteriScribn.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica przewalskyiRoshev.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica racemosaThunb.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica radulaFranch.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica rectifloraBoiss. & Heldr.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica rigidaCav.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica riograndensisLonghi-Wagner & VallsAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica sarmentosaNeesAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica scaberrima(Nees ex Steud.) Hook.f.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica scabraKunthAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica scabrosaTrin.Accepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica schafkatiBondarenkoAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica schuetzeanaW.HempelAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica secundaRegelAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica serranaMuj.-Sall. & M.MarchiAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica smirnoviiTzvelevAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
No photo yetMelica smithii(Porter ex A.Gray) VaseyAccepted speciesPoaceaeMelica genus
Related genus guideSilky-Spike Melic
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 480 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.