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   FUNGUS   (FUNGI)
Phylum   LICHENS   (LICHENES)
Class   LICHENS - MOST LICHENS   (LECANORALES)
Order   LICHENS - MOST YELLOW GREEN LICHENS   (LECANORINEAE)
Species 
Common name: WITCH HAIR - GREEN
Scientific name: ALECTORIA SARMENTOSA
Common name: LICHEN - WITCH HAIR
Scientific name: BRYORIA FREMONTII
Common name: LICHEN - HORSE HAIR
Scientific name: BRYORIA FUSCESCENS
Common name: LICHEN - HORSE HAIR
Scientific name: BRYORIA SPECIES
Common name: LICHEN - BROWN EYED SUSAN
Scientific name: CETRARIA CANADENSIS
Common name: LICHEN - WEATHERED RUFFLE
Scientific name: CETRARIA PLATYPHYLLA
Common name: LICHEN - CLUB
Scientific name: CLADONIA CHLORPHAEA
Common name: LICHEN - CLADONIA CLUB
Scientific name: CLADONIA DEFORMIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CLADONIA MACILENTA
Common name:
Scientific name: CLADONIA PORTENTOSA
Common name: LICHEN - RED SOLDIERS
Scientific name: CLADONIA SPECIES #1
Common name: LICHEN-CLUB
Scientific name: CLADONIA SPECIES #2
Common name: LICHEN - TICKER TAPE BONE
Scientific name: HYPOGYMNIA DUPLICATA
Common name: LICHEN - FORKING BONE
Scientific name: HYPOGYMNIA INACTIVA
Common name: LICHEN - LATTICE PIPE
Scientific name: HYPOGYMNIA OCCIDENTALIS
Common name: LICHEN - MONKS HOOD CLUB
Scientific name: HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES
Common name:
Scientific name: LECANORA AGLII
Common name: LICHEN - COLOMBIA
Scientific name: LETHARIA COLUMBIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: LECANORA CONIZAEIODES
Common name: LICHEN - WOLF
Scientific name: LETHARIA VULPINA
Common name: LICHEN - LEAF
Scientific name: PARMELIA SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: PARMELIA SULCATA
Common name: LICHEN - LEAF
Scientific name: PARMELIOPSIS HYPEROPTA
Common name: LICHEN - BULLS-EYE
Scientific name: PLACOPSIS GELIDA
Common name: LICHEN - PSORA
Scientific name: PSORIA DECIPIENS
Common name:
Scientific name: UMBILICARIA DEUTSTA
Common name: LICHEN - FROSTED ROCKTRIPE
Scientific name: UMBILICARIA VELLEA
Common name:
Scientific name: USNEA LONGISSMA
Common name: LICHEN - COLORADO ROCK FROG
Scientific name: XANTHOPARMELIA COLORADOENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: XANTHOPARMELIA CUMBERLANDIA