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   DICOTS   (DICOTYLEDONEAE)
Order   COMPOSITES, BELLFLOWERS AND ALLIES   (CAMPANULATAE)
Family   DAISY   (COMPOSITAE)
Subfamily   CHICORY   (CICHORIACEA)
Species 
Common name: AGOSERIS - ORANGE
Scientific name: AGOSERIS AURANTIACA
Common name: AGOSERIS - TALL
Scientific name: AGOSERIS ELATA
Common name: DANDELION - FALSE
Scientific name: AGOSERIS GLAUCA DASYCEPHALA
Common name: DANDELION - FALSE
Scientific name: AGOSERIS GLAUCA DASYCEPHALA
Common name: AGOSERIS - LARGE FLOWERED
Scientific name: AGOSERIS GRANDIFLORA
Common name: AGOSERIS - WOODLAND
Scientific name: AGOSERIS HETEROPHYLLA
Common name:
Scientific name: AGOSERIS LACKSCHEWITZII
Common name:
Scientific name: CALYCOSERIS WRIGHTI
Common name: CHICORY
Scientific name: CICHORIUM INTYBUS
Common name: HAWKSBEARD - SLENDER
Scientific name: CREPIS ATRABARBA
Common name: HAWKSBEARD - SMOOTH
Scientific name: CREPIS CAPILLARIS
Common name: HAWKSBEARD - NARROW LEAF
Scientific name: CREPIS TECTORUM
Common name: CRETEWEED
Scientific name: HEDYPNOIS CRETICA
Common name: HAWKSBEARD - HAIRY
Scientific name: HIERACIUM ALBERTINUM
Common name: HAWKWEED - WHITE
Scientific name: HIERACIUM ALBIFLORUM
Common name: HAWKWEED - ORANGE
Scientific name: HIERACIUM AURANTIACUM
Common name: HAWKWEED - CANADA
Scientific name: HIERACIUM CANADENSE
Common name: HAWKWEED - HOUND'S TONGUE
Scientific name: HIERACIUM CYNOGLOSSOIDES
Common name: HAWKWEED - SMOOTHISH
Scientific name: HIERACIUM FLORIBUNDUM
Common name: HAWKWEED - ALPINE
Scientific name: HIERACIUM GRACILE
Common name: HAWKWEED - HAIRY
Scientific name: HIERACIUM GRONOVII
Common name: HAWKWEED - MOUSE EAR
Scientific name: HIERACIUM PILOSELLA
Common name: HAWKWEED - KING DEVIL
Scientific name: HIERACIUM PRATENSE
Common name: HAWKWEED - ROUGH
Scientific name: HIERACIUM SCABRUM
Common name: SMOOTH CAT'S EAR
Scientific name: HYPOCHAERIS GLABRA
Common name: CAT'S EAR
Scientific name: HYPOCHAERIS RADICATA
Common name: SERINIA
Scientific name: KRIGIA CESPITOSA
Common name: DWARF DANDELION
Scientific name: KRIGIA VIRGINICA
Common name: LETTUCE - HAIRY
Scientific name: LACTUCA HIRSUTA
Common name: LETTUCE - ROMAINE
Scientific name: LACTUCA SATIVA
Common name: LETTUCE - PRICKLY
Scientific name: LACTUCA SCARIOLA
Common name: LETTUCE
Scientific name: LACTUCA SERRIOLA
Common name: NIPPLEWORT
Scientific name: LAPSANA COMMUNIS
Common name: DANDELION - FALL
Scientific name: LEONTODON AUTUMNALIS
Common name: SKELETONWEED
Scientific name: LYGODESMIA JUNCEA
Common name: SKELETON WEED - TEXAS
Scientific name: LYGODESMIA TEXANA
Common name: TEXAS SKELETON PLANT
Scientific name: LYGODESMIA TEXANA
Common name: DESERT DANDELION
Scientific name: MALACOTHRIX GLABRATA
Common name:
Scientific name: MALACOTHRIX SAXITILIS TENUIFOLIA
Common name: AGOSERIS - ALPINE LAKE
Scientific name: MICROSERIS ALPESTRIS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE ROOT
Scientific name: PRENANTHES ALBA
Common name: FALSE DANDELION
Scientific name: PYRRHOPAPPUS CAROLINIANUS
Common name: DANDELION - FALSE
Scientific name: PYRRHOPAPPUS GRANDIFLORUS
Common name: DANDELION - MANY STEMMED
Scientific name: PYRRHOPAPPUS PAUCIFLORUS
Common name: CHICORY - DESERT
Scientific name: RAFINESQUIA NEOMEXICANA
Common name: THISTLE - FIELD SOW
Scientific name: SONCHUS ARVENSIS
Common name: THISTLE - SPINY LEAVED SOW
Scientific name: SONCHUS ASPER
Common name: THISTLE - COMMON SOW
Scientific name: SONCHUS OLERACEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: SONCHUS PALUSTRIS
Common name: THISTLE - MARSH SOW
Scientific name: SONCHUS ULIGINOSUS
Common name: WIRELETTUCE - STIFF BRANCH
Scientific name: STEPHANOMERIA PANICULATA
Common name: SKELETON WEED - NARROW LEAF
Scientific name: STEPHANOMERIA TENUIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: STEPHANOMERIA VIRGATA
Common name: DANDELION - COMMON
Scientific name: TARAXACUM OFFICINALE
Common name:
Scientific name: TARAXACUM VULGARE
Common name:
Scientific name: TRAGOPOGON MAJOR = DUBIUS
Common name: GOAT'S BEARD - PURPLE
Scientific name: TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: TRAGOPOGON PRATENSIS
Common name: JAPANESE HAWKWEED
Scientific name: YOUNGIA JAPONICA