Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   PLANT   (PLANTAE)
Phylum   SEED PLANTS   (EMBRYOPHYTA)
Class   MONOCOT   (MONOCOTYLEDONEAE)
Order   ORCHIDS and BURMANNIA   (MICROSPERMAE)
Family   ORCHIDS   (ORCHIDACEAE)
Subfamily   ORCHID - OLD WORLD ORCHID   (ORCHIDACEAE - PALEARCTIC)
Species 
Common name: ORHCID - MAN
Scientific name: ACERAS ANTHROPOPHORUM
Common name: ORCHID - PYRADMID
Scientific name: ANACAMPTIS PYRAMIDALIS
Common name: ORCHID - RED HELLEBORINE
Scientific name: CEPHALANTHERA RUBRA
Common name: ORCHID - FROG
Scientific name: COELOGLOSSUM VIRIDE
Common name:
Scientific name: CYMBIDIUM VIRESCENS
Common name: ORCHID - KITTEN TAILS
Scientific name: DACTYLORHIZA MACULATA
Common name: ORCHID - BROAD LEAVED MARSH
Scientific name: DACTYLORHIZA MAJALIS
Common name: ORCHID - ELDER FLOWER
Scientific name: DACTYLORHIZA SAMBUCINA
Common name: ORCHID - IRISH MARSH
Scientific name: DACTYLORHIZA TRAUNSTEINERI
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIPACTIS HELLEBORINE
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIPACTIS LATIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: LIMODORUM ARBORCHIVUM
Common name: ORCHID - TWAYBLADE
Scientific name: LISTERA OVATA
Common name:
Scientific name: NEOTTIA MACULATA
Common name:
Scientific name: NEOTTIA NIDUS-AVIS
Common name: ORCHID - BEE
Scientific name: OPHRYS APIFERA
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS ARANIFERA
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS BOMBYLIFLORA
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS BORNMUELLERI
Common name: ORCHID - LATE SPIDER
Scientific name: OPHRYS HOLOCERICA
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS HOLOCERICA
Common name: ORCHID - INSECT OR FLY
Scientific name: OPHRYS INSECTIFERA
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS INSECTIFERA ABERATION
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS INSECT X HOLOSERICA HYBRID
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS INSECT X SPHEGODES HYBRID
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS TRICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS ISRAELITICA
Common name: ORCHID - YELLOW BEE
Scientific name: OPHRYS LUTEA GALILEA
Common name: ORCHID - WOODCOCK
Scientific name: OPHRYS SCOLOPAX
Common name: ORCHID - EARLY SPIDER
Scientific name: OPHRYS SPHEGODES PRV
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS SPLENDIDA
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS TRANSHYRCANA
Common name:
Scientific name: OPHRYS UMBILICATA
Common name:
Scientific name: ORCHIS ANATOLICA
Common name:
Scientific name: ORCHIS COLLINA
Common name:
Scientific name: ORCHIS CORIPHORA
Common name:
Scientific name: ORCHIS GALILEA
Common name:
Scientific name: ORCHIS ISRAELITICA
Common name:
Scientific name: ORCHIS ITALICA
Common name: ORCHID - EARLY PURPLE
Scientific name: ORCHIS MASCULA
Common name: ORCHID - MILITARY
Scientific name: ORCHIS MILITARIS
Common name: ORCHID - GREEN WINGED
Scientific name: ORCHIS MORIO PICTA
Common name: ORCHID - BUTTERFLY
Scientific name: ORCHIS PAPILIONACEA
Common name: ORCHID - PROVENCE
Scientific name: ORCHIS PROVINCIALIS
Common name: ORCHID - LADY
Scientific name: ORCHIS PURPUREA
Common name:
Scientific name: ORCHIS SANCTA
Common name: ORCHID - TOOTHED
Scientific name: ORCHIS TRIDENTATA
Common name: ORCHID - BURNT
Scientific name: ORCHIS USTULATA
Common name: ORCHID - SNAKE SKIN
Scientific name: PAPHIOPEDILUM VENUSTUM
Common name:
Scientific name: PLATANTHERA BIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: SERAPIAS ALBA
Common name:
Scientific name: SERAPIAS NEGLECTA
Common name:
Scientific name: SERAPIAS VOMERACEA
Common name:
Scientific name: TRAUNSTEINERA GLOBOSA