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   MALLOW AND ALLIES   (MALVALES)
Family   MALLOW   (MALVACEAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ABUTILON PICTUM
Common name:
Scientific name: ABUTILON SPECIES
Common name: VELVET LEAF
Scientific name: ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI
Common name: CHINESE LANTERN
Scientific name: ABUTILON X-HYBRIDUM
Common name: HOLLYHOCK
Scientific name: ALTHAEA ROSEA
Common name: CAPE MALLOW
Scientific name: ANISODONTEA HYPOMANDARUM
Common name: OKRA OR GUMBO
Scientific name: ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS
Common name: HIBISCUS - LILAC
Scientific name: ALYOGYNE HUGGELII
Common name: HOLLYHOCK
Scientific name: ALCEA ROSEA
Common name: PLAINS WINECUP
Scientific name: CALLIRHOE ALACAEOIDES
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLIRHOE DIGITATA
Common name: WINECUP - FLOWER
Scientific name: CALLIRHOE INVOLUCRATA
Common name: WINECUP - TALL
Scientific name: CALLIRHOE LEIOCARPA
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLIRHOE PEDATA
Common name: COTTON - COMMERICAL
Scientific name: GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM
Common name: COTTON - WILD
Scientific name: GOSSYPIUM THURBERI
Common name:
Scientific name: HIBISCUS ARNOTTIANUS
Common name: HEMP - INDIAN
Scientific name: HIBISCUS CANNABINUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HIBISCUS DENUDATUS
Common name: HALBERD LEAF ROSE MALLOW
Scientific name: HIBISCUS LAEVIS
Common name: ROSE-MALLOW - SWAMP WHITE
Scientific name: HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS
Common name: SWAMP ROSE MALLOW - PINK
Scientific name: HIBISCUS PALUSTRIS
Common name: HIBISCUS - CHINESE
Scientific name: HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS HYBRID
Common name: HIBISCUS - SOUTHERN BELL
Scientific name: HIBISCUS HYBRID
Common name: HIBISCUS
Scientific name: HIBISCUS SYRIACUS
Common name: HIBISCUS
Scientific name: HIBISCUS SYRIACUS 'MINERVA'
Common name: FLOWER OF AN HOUR
Scientific name: HIBISCUS TRIONUM
Common name: LACEBARK
Scientific name: HOHERIA GLABRATA
Common name: HOLLYHOCK - MOUNTAIN
Scientific name: ILIAMNA RIVULARIS
Common name: MARSH MALLOW
Scientific name: KOSTELETZKYA PENTASPERMA
Common name: TREE MALLOW - COASTAL
Scientific name: LAVATERA ASSURGENTIFLORA
Common name: TREE MALLOW - INSULAR
Scientific name: LAVATERA LINDSAYI
Common name: MALLOW - TREE
Scientific name: LAVATERA TIMESTRIS
Common name: MALLOW HOLLYHOCK
Scientific name: MALVA ALCEA
Common name:
Scientific name: MALACOTHAMNUS FASCICULATUS
Common name: MUSK MALLOW
Scientific name: MALVA MOSCHATA
Common name: MALLOW - GROUND
Scientific name: MALVA NEGLECTA
Common name: MALLOW - HIGH
Scientific name: MALVA SYLVESTRIS
Common name: TURK'S CAP FLOWER
Scientific name: MALVAVISCUS ARBOREUS
Common name: BRISTLE FRUIT MALLOW
Scientific name: MODIOLA CAROLINIANA
Common name: PAVONIA MALLOW
Scientific name: PAVONIA LASIOPETALA
Common name: SIDA - SPREADING
Scientific name: SIDA ABUTIFLOLIA
Common name: SIDA - PRICKLY
Scientific name: SIDA SPINOSA
Common name: CHECKER BLOOM
Scientific name: SIDALCEA MALVAEFLORA
Common name:
Scientific name: SIDALCEA NEOMEXICANA
Common name: MALLOW - AKALI
Scientific name: SIDALCEA OREGANA
Common name: GLOBEMALLOW - DESERT MALLOW
Scientific name: SPHAERALCEA AMBIGUA
Common name: GLOBE MALLOW - NARROW LEAF
Scientific name: SPHAERALCEA ANGUSTIFOLIA
Common name: GLOBEMALLOW - COULTERS
Scientific name: SPHAERALCEA COCCINEA
Common name:
Scientific name: SPHAERALCEA COULTERI
Common name: SALMON GLOBE MALLOW
Scientific name: SPHAERALCEA GROSSULARIFOLIA PEDATA
Common name: GLOBE MALLOW - SALMON
Scientific name: SPHAERALCEA MUNROANA
Common name: GLOBE MALLOW - WRINKLED
Scientific name: SPHAERALCEA SUBHASTATA