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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.

226 species · SporobolusShowing 25–48

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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 yetSporobolus bakeriName author: (Merr.) P.M.Peterson & SaarelaAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus balansaeName author: HenrardAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus bechuanicusName author: Gooss.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus blakeiName author: B.K.SimonAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus bogotensisName author: Swallen & García-Barr.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus borszczowiiName author: (Regel) P.M.PetersonAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus bosseriName author: A.CamusAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus brevipilisName author: (Torr.) P.M.PetersonAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus brockmaniiName author: StapfAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus buckleyiName author: VaseyAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus caespitosusName author: KunthAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus camporumName author: SwallenAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus capillarisName author: Miq.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus caroliName author: MezAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus centrifugusName author: (Trin.) NeesAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus clandestinusName author: (Biehler) Hitchc.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus coahuilensisName author: J.ValdésAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus coarctatusName author: (Trin.) P.M.Peterson & SaarelaAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus collettiiName author: (Hook.f.) BorAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus compactusName author: ClaytonAccepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus compositusName author: (Poir.) Merr.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus confinisName author: (Steud.) Chiov.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus congoensisName author: Franch.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
No photo yetSporobolus consimilisName author: Fresen.Accepted speciesPoaceaeSporobolus genus
Related genus guideAlkali Dropseed
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.