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   CACTUS   (OPUNTIALES)
Family   CACTUS   (CACTACEAE)
Subfamily   CACTUS - SAGUARO AND ALLIES   (CEREINAE (Cereeae & Pachycereeae))
Species 
Common name: CACTUS - GOLDEN SNAKE CACTUS
Scientific name: BERGEROCACTUS EDMORYI
Common name: CACTUS - OLD MAN
Scientific name: CEPHALOCEREUS SENILIS
Common name: CACTUS - SAGUARO
Scientific name: CARNEGIA GIGANTEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CEREUS PERUVIANUS
Common name: CACTUS - ORGANPIPE
Scientific name: CEREUS THURBERI
Common name:
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS ADUSTUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS CAESPITOSUS
Common name: HEDGEHOG - BROWN SPINED
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS CHLORANTHUS NEOCAPILLUS
Common name: HEDGEHOG - BROWN FLOWERED
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS CHLORANTHUS CYLINDRICUS
Common name: CACTUS - TEXAS RAINBOW
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS DASYACANTHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS DAVISII
Common name: CACTUS - HEDGEHOG
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS ENGELMANNII
Common name: CACTUS - HEDGEHOG STRAWBERRY
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS ENNEACANTHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS KNIPPELIANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS MACDOWELLII
Common name: CACTUS - RAINBOW
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS PECTINATUS
Common name: CACTUS - LACE HEDGEHOG
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS REICHENBACHII
Common name: CACTUS - HEDGEHOG CLARET CUP
Scientific name: ECHINOCEREUS TRIGLOCHIDIATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: LEMAIREOCEREUS BENECKEI
Common name: BABOSO
Scientific name: LEMAIREOCEREUS HOLLIANUS
Common name: PITAYO
Scientific name: LEMAIREOCEREUS PRUINOSUS
Common name: CARDON
Scientific name: PACHYCEREUS PRINGLEI
Common name: CACTUS - WHISKER
Scientific name: PACHYCEREUS SCHOTTII
Common name:
Scientific name: PILOSOCEREUS PACHYCLADUS PACHYCLADUS
Common name:
Scientific name: STENOCEREUS THURBERI