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 - CHRISTMAS CACTUS AND ALLIES   (HYLOCEREINAE (Rhipsalideae & Hylocereeae))
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: DISOCACTUS PANEMENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIPHYLLUM ACKERMANNII
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIPHYLLUM HYBRID M.A. JEANS
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIPHYLLUM HYBRID "ANTOR GUNTHER
Common name:
Scientific name: EPIPHYLLUM HYBRID UN-NAMED
Common name:
Scientific name: RHIPSALIS RHOMBEA
Common name: CACTUS - EASTER
Scientific name: RHIPSALIS ROSEA
Common name:
Scientific name: RHIPSALIS TRIGONA
Common name: CACTUS - CHRISTMAS
Scientific name: SCHLUMBERGERA BUCKLEYI
Common name: CACTUS - CHRISTMAS
Scientific name: SCHLUMBERGERA HYBRID
Common name: CHRISTMAS CACTUS
Scientific name: SCHLUMBERGERA TRUNCATA
Common name: CACTUS - RICKRACK
Scientific name: SELENICEREUS ANTHONYANUS