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   TUBE FLOWERS   (TUBIFLORAE)
Family   BORAGE   (BORAGINACEAE)
Species 
Common name: ROUGH FIDDLENECK
Scientific name: AMSINCKIA INTERMEDIA
Common name: TARWEED - FIDDLENICK
Scientific name: AMSINCKIA LYCOPSOIDES
Common name: FIDDLENECK - SMALL FLOWER
Scientific name: AMSINCKIA MENZIESII
Common name: TARWEED
Scientific name: AMSINCKIA RETRORSA
Common name:
Scientific name: AMSINCKIA TESSELLATA ?
Common name: MADWORT
Scientific name: ASPERUGO PROCUMBENS
Common name:
Scientific name: BRUNNERA HYBRID "VARIEGATA"
Common name:
Scientific name: BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA
Common name: BORAGE
Scientific name: BORAGO OFFICINALIS
Common name: GROMWELL - CORN
Scientific name: BUGLOSSOIDES ARVENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CRYPTANTHA INTERMEDIA
Common name: CRYPTANTHA - GRAY
Scientific name: CRYPTANTHA LEUCOPHAEA
Common name:
Scientific name: CRYPTANTHA MICRANTHA
Common name: WHITE CRYPTANTHA
Scientific name: CRYPTANTHA SPECIES #2
Common name: WHITE CRYPTANTHA
Scientific name: CRYPTANTHA SPECIES #1
Common name: HOUND'S TONGUE PLANT
Scientific name: CYNOGLOSSUM GRANDE
Common name: HOUND'S TONGUE
Scientific name: CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALE
Common name: COMFREY - WILD
Scientific name: CYNOGLOSSUM VIRGINIANUM
Common name:
Scientific name: ECHIUM LYCOPSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ECHIUM PLATAGINEUM
Common name: VIPER'S BUGLOSS
Scientific name: ECHIUM VULGARE
Common name:
Scientific name: HELIOTROPIUM ANOMALUM
Common name: SAGEBRUSH - STICKSEED
Scientific name: HACKELIA ARIDA
Common name: CHERRY PIE HELIOTROPE
Scientific name: HELIOTROPIUM ARBORESCENS
Common name: SAGEBRUSH - OKANOGAN STICKSEED
Scientific name: HACKELIA CILIATA
Common name:
Scientific name: HACKELIA FLORIBUNDA
Common name: TURNSOLE
Scientific name: HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM
Common name: STICKSEED - BLUE
Scientific name: HACKELIA MICRANTHA
Common name: HELIOTROPE - PASTURE
Scientific name: HELIOTROPIUM TENELLUM
Common name: STICKWEED - EUROPEAN
Scientific name: LAPPULA SQUARROSA
Common name: GROMWELL
Scientific name: LITHOSPERMUM ARVENSE
Common name: PUCCOON - HOARY
Scientific name: LITHOSPERMUM CANESCENS
Common name: PUCCOON - CAROLINA
Scientific name: LITHOSPERMUM CAROLINIENSE CAROLINIENSE
Common name: PUCCOON - CAROLINA
Scientific name: LITHOSPERMUM CAROLINIENSE CROCEUM
Common name: MOUNTAIN GROMWELL
Scientific name: LITHOSPERMA COBRENSE
Common name: PUCCOON - HAIRY
Scientific name: LITHOSPERMUM CROCEUM
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHODORA DIFFUSA
Common name: PUCCOON - NARROW LEAVED
Scientific name: LITHOSPERMUM INCISUM
Common name:
Scientific name: LITHOSPERMUM MULTIFLORUM
Common name: PUCOON - COLUMBIA
Scientific name: LITHOSPERMUM RUDERALE
Common name: BLUEBELLS
Scientific name: MERTENSIA CILIATA PURPLE
Common name: BLUEBELLS - WHITE
Scientific name: MERTENSIA CILIATA WHITE
Common name: TRUMPET LUNGWORT
Scientific name: MERTENSIA LONGIFLORA
Common name: CHIMING BELLS
Scientific name: MERTENSIA PANICULATA
Common name: VIRGINIA COWSLIP
Scientific name: MERTENSIA VIRGINICA
Common name: FORGET ME NOT - MOUNTAIN
Scientific name: MYOSOTIS ALPESTRIS
Common name: FORGET ME NOT
Scientific name: MYOSOTIS MACROSPERMA
Common name: MARSH FORGET ME NOT
Scientific name: MYOSOTIS PALUSTRIS
Common name: FORGET-ME-NOT
Scientific name: MYOSOTIS SCORPIOIDES
Common name: FORGET ME NOT - GARDEN VARIETY
Scientific name: MYOSOTIS SYLVATICA
Common name:
Scientific name: MYOSOTIS VIRGINICA
Common name: POPCORN FLOWER - HAIRY
Scientific name: PLAGIOBOTHRYS HISPIDUS
Common name: POPCORN FLOWER
Scientific name: PLAGIOBOTHRYS MOLLIS
Common name: SAGE - JERUSALEM
Scientific name: PULMONARIA SACCHARATA
Common name: COMFREY - COMMON
Scientific name: SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE
Common name:
Scientific name: SYMPHYTUM RUBRUM
Common name:
Scientific name: TIQUILIA GREGGII