flora vs groundcover

flora and groundcover both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flora	Yes	No	No	No
groundcover	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, groundcover is a hyponym of flora; that is, groundcover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flora:

flora: all the plant life in a particular region or period
groundcover: low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow

flora (noun)	groundcover (noun)
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion	small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
all the plant life in a particular region or period	low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow