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   OLIVE AND GENTIAN AND ALLIES   (CONTORTAE)
Family   OLIVE   (OLEACEAE)
Species 
Common name: FRINGE TREE
Scientific name: CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICUS
Common name: SPRING HERALD
Scientific name: FORESTIERA PUBESCENS
Common name: FORSYTHIA
Scientific name: FORSYTHIA INTERMEDIA
Common name: ASH - WHITE
Scientific name: FRAXINUS AMERICANA
Common name: SINGLE LEAF ASH
Scientific name: FRAXINUS ANOMALA
Common name:
Scientific name: FRAXINUS BUNGEANA
Common name: ASH - COMMON EUROPEAN
Scientific name: FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR
Common name: ASH - OREGON
Scientific name: FRAXINUS LATIFOLIA
Common name: ASH - FLOWERING
Scientific name: FRAXINUS ORNUS
Common name: ASH - GREEN
Scientific name: FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA
Common name: JASMINE - STAR
Scientific name: JASMINIUM MULTIFLORUM
Common name: JASMINE - WINTER
Scientific name: JASMINIUM NUDIFLORUM
Common name: JASMINE
Scientific name: JASMINIUM SPECIES
Common name: PRIVET - GLOSSY
Scientific name: LIGUSTRUM OVALIFOLIUM
Common name:
Scientific name: LIGUSTRUM QUIHOUI
Common name: PRIVET - CHINESE
Scientific name: LIGUSTRUM SINENSE
Common name: PRIVET - COMMON
Scientific name: LIGUSTRUM VULGARE
Common name: TWINPOD
Scientific name: MENODORA HETEROPHYLLA
Common name: OLIVE
Scientific name: OLEA LUCIFLORA
Common name: SWEET TEA
Scientific name: OSMANTHUS FRAGRANS
Common name:
Scientific name: SYRINGA PEKINENIS
Common name: LILAC - PERSIAN
Scientific name: SYRINGA PERSICA
Common name: LILIAC - JAPANESE TREE
Scientific name: SYRINGA RETICULATA
Common name: LILAC - COMMON
Scientific name: SYRINGA VULGARIS