Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
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(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   COMPOSITES, BELLFLOWERS AND ALLIES   (CAMPANULATAE)
Family   DAISY   (COMPOSITAE)
Subfamily   ASTER AND GOLDENROD   (ASTEREAE)
Species 
Common name: ASTER - ALPINE
Scientific name: ASTER ALPIGENUS ALPIGENUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ASTER BIGELOWII
Common name: ASTER - WESTERN MEADOW
Scientific name: ASTER CAMPESTRIS
Common name: ASTER - CHILEAN
Scientific name: ASTER CHILENSIS CHILENSIS
Common name: ASTER - SHOWY
Scientific name: ASTER CONSPICUOS
Common name:
Scientific name: ASTER CONSPICUOSUS
Common name: ASTER - ARROW LEAVED
Scientific name: ASTER CORDIFOLIUS SAGITTIFOLIUS
Common name: ASTER - DRUMMOND
Scientific name: ASTER DRUMMONDII
Common name: ASTER - HEATH
Scientific name: ASTER ERICOIDES
Common name: ASTER - CREEPING PRAIRIE
Scientific name: ASTER FALCATUS
Common name: ASTER - ALPINE LEAFY
Scientific name: ASTER FOLIACEUS
Common name: ASTER
Scientific name: ASTER FRONDEUS
Common name: ASTER - RUSH LEAVED
Scientific name: ASTER JUNCIFORMIS
Common name: ASTER - SMOTH
Scientific name: ASTER LAEVIS
Common name: ASTER - STARVED OR CALICO
Scientific name: ASTER LATERIFLORUS
Common name: ASTER - NEW ENGLAND
Scientific name: ASTER NOVAE-ANGLIAE
Common name: ASTER - BLUE
Scientific name: ASTER NOVI-BELGII HYBRID - DOUBLE
Common name: ASTER - HAIRY
Scientific name: ASTER PILOSUS
Common name: ASTER - UPLAND WHITE
Scientific name: ASTER PTARMICOIDES
Common name: ASTER - WILLOW LEAF
Scientific name: ASTER PRAEALTUS
Common name: ASTER - PANICLED
Scientific name: ASTER SIMPLEX
Common name:
Scientific name: ASTER SPECIOSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ASTER SUBCOERULEUS
Common name: ASTER - DOUGLAS
Scientific name: ASTER SUBSPICATUS
Common name: ASTER - FLAT TOPPED
Scientific name: ASTER UMBELLATUS
Common name: ASTER - WAVY-LEAVED
Scientific name: ASTER UNDULATUS
Common name: ASTER = SMALL WHITE
Scientific name: ASTER VIMINEUS
Common name: ASTER - AZURE
Scientific name: ASTER AZUREUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ASTERICUS MARITIMUS
Common name: SEEP WILLOW
Scientific name: BACCHARIS EMORYI
Common name: BACCHARIS - LINEAR LEAF
Scientific name: BACCHARIS NEGLECTA
Common name: MULE FAT PLANT
Scientific name: BACCHARIS VIMINEA
Common name: DAISY - ENGLISH
Scientific name: BELLIS PERENNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: BELLIS HYBRID "ROMINETTE"
Common name: DAISY - SWAN RIVER
Scientific name: BRACHYCOME IBERIDIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: BRACHYCOME MULTIFLORA
Common name: LEAST ASTER
Scientific name: CHAETOPAPPA ASTEROIDES
Common name: ASTER
Scientific name: CHAETOPAPPA ERICOIDES
Common name: ASTER - GOLDEN
Scientific name: CHRYSOPSIS PILOSA
Common name: RABBITBRUSH
Scientific name: CHRYSOTHAMNUS NAUSEOSUS
Common name: RABBIT BUSH - TWISTED LEAF
Scientific name: CHRYSOTHAMNUS VISCIDIFLORUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CORETHROGYNE FILAGINIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLISTEPHUS CHINENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ENCELIOPSIS DIVERGENS
Common name: ASTER - MOUNTAIN
Scientific name: ERIGERON ACRIS
Common name: DAISY FLEABANE
Scientific name: ERIGERON ANNUUS
Common name: DAISY - ALPINE GOLDEN
Scientific name: ERIGERON AUREUS
Common name: HORSEWEED
Scientific name: ERIGERON CANADENSIS
Common name: DAISY - CUT LEAF
Scientific name: ERIGERON COMPOSITUS GLABRATUS
Common name: FLEABANE - MOUNTAIN
Scientific name: ERIGERON CORYMBOSUS
Common name: DAISY - LAYERED
Scientific name: ERIGERON DIVERGENS
Common name: DAISY - TRAILING
Scientific name: ERIGERON FLAGELLARIS
Common name: DAISY - THREAD LEAF
Scientific name: ERIGERON FILIFOLIUS
Common name: DAISY - SEASIDE
Scientific name: ERIGERON GLAUCUS
Common name: DAISY - MOUNTAIN
Scientific name: ERIGERON LANATUS
Common name: DAISY - FINE LEAF
Scientific name: ERIGERON LINEARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ERIGERON LOBATUS
Common name: DAISY - GORGE
Scientific name: ERIGERON OREGANUS
Common name: DAISY - WANDERING
Scientific name: ERIGERON PEREGRINUS
Common name: FLEABANE - PHILADELPHIA
Scientific name: ERIGERON PHILADELPHICUS
Common name: ROBIN'S PLANTAIN
Scientific name: ERIGERON PULCHELLUS
Common name: DAISY FLEABANE - SHAGGY
Scientific name: ERIGERON PUMILIS
Common name: DAISY FLEABANE - SHAGGY
Scientific name: ERIGERON PUMILIS INTERMEDUS
Common name: DAISY - SHOWY
Scientific name: ERIGERON SPECIOSUS
Common name: DAISY FLEABANE
Scientific name: ERIGERON STRIGOSUS
Common name: FLEABANE - THREE NERVED
Scientific name: ERIGERON SUBTRINERVIS CONSPICUUS
Common name: GUMWEED
Scientific name: GRINDELIA COLUMBIANA
Common name: GUM-PLANT - NARROW LEAF
Scientific name: GRINDELIA LANCEOLATA
Common name: DAISY - SAW LEAF
Scientific name: GRINDELIA PAPPOSA
Common name: GUMWEED - CURLY CUP
Scientific name: GRINDELIA SQUARROSA
Common name: GOLDENROD - STEMLESS
Scientific name: HAPLOPAPPUS ACAULIS
Common name:
Scientific name: HAPLOPAPPUS LINEARIFOLIUS
Common name: SNAKE WEED - THREAD LEAF
Scientific name: GUTIERREZIA MICROCEPHALUS
Common name:
Scientific name: GUTIERREZIA SPECIES
Common name: GRAY - GOLD-ASTER
Scientific name: HETEROTHECA CANESCENS
Common name: WILLOW GLOWWEED
Scientific name: HESPERODORIA SALICINUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HETEROTHECA SUBAXILLARIS
Common name: ASTER - HAIRY GOLDEN
Scientific name: HETEROTHECA VILLOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: LEUCELENE ERICOIDES
Common name: ASTER - WESTERN PURPLE
Scientific name: MACHAERANTHERA CANESCENS
Common name: TANSYLEAF SPINE ASTER
Scientific name: MACHAERANTHERA TANACETIFOLIA
Common name: DAISY - GYP
Scientific name: MACHAERANTHERA WRIGHTI
Common name: GOLDENROD - TALL
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO ALTISSIMA
Common name: GOLDENROD - CALIFORNIA
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO CALIFORNICA
Common name: GOLDENROD - CANADIAN
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS
Common name: GOLDENROD - CHAPPARAL
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO CONFINIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO DECUMBENS
Common name: GOLDENROD - BROAD-LEAVED
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO FLEXICAULIS
Common name: GOLDENROD - LATE
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO GIANTEA
Common name: GOLDENROD - LANCE LEAVED
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO GRAMINIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO HYBRIDA
Common name: GOLDENROD - EARLY
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO JUNCEA
Common name: GOLDENROD - GRASS LIKE LEAVES
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO MEDIA
Common name: GOLDENROD - NORTHERN
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO MULTIRADIATA
Common name: GOLDENROD - GREY
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO NEMORALIS
Common name: GOLDENROD - WESTERN
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO OCCIDENTALIS
Common name: GOLDENROD - OHIO
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO OHIOENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO PETIOLARIS
Common name: GOLDENROD - LAKE MICHIGAN SLENDER
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO REMOTA =GYMNOSP.
Common name: GOLDENROD - RIDDELL'S
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO RIDDELLII
Common name: GOLDENROD - HARD LEAVED
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO RIGIDA
Common name: GOLDENROD - STIFF SMOOTH
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO RIGIDA GLABRATA
Common name: GOLDENROD - ROUGH
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO RUGOSA
Common name: GOLDENROD - SHOWY
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO SPECIOSA
Common name: GOLDENROD - BOG
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO ULIGINOSA
Common name: GOLDENROD - ELM LEAVED
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO ULMIFOLIA
Common name: ELM-LEAF GOLDENROD
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO ULMIFOLIA MICROPHYLLA
Common name:
Scientific name: SOLIDAGO HYBRID ??