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   MONOCOT   (MONOCOTYLEDONEAE)
Order   LILIES + ALLIES   (LILIIFLORA)
Family   LILY   (LILIACEA)
Subfamily   LILIES OF NORTH AMERICA   (LILIACEA - NEARCTIC)
Species 
Common name: YELLOW STAR GRASS
Scientific name: ALETRIS AUREA
Common name: ONION - HOOKER'S
Scientific name: ALLIUM ACUMINATUM
Common name: GARLIC - WILD
Scientific name: ALLIUM CANADENSE
Common name: WILD ONION - FRASER VARIETY
Scientific name: ALLIUM CANADENSE FRASERI - VARIETY
Common name: WILD ONION - MOBILE VARIETY
Scientific name: ALLIUM CANADENSE MOBILENSE - VARIETY
Common name: ONION - NODDING
Scientific name: ALLIUM CERNUUM
Common name: ONION - WILD DOUGLAS
Scientific name: ALLIUM DOUGLASII
Common name: GARLIC - DRUMMONDS
Scientific name: ALLIUM DRUMMONDII
Common name: ONION - WILD
Scientific name: ALLIUM FIMBRIATUM
Common name: ONION - GEYER'S
Scientific name: ALLIUM GEYERI
Common name:
Scientific name: ALLIUM HAEMATOCHITON
Common name:
Scientific name: ALLIUM MACROPETALUM
Common name: BLUEDICKS
Scientific name: BRODIAEA CAPITATA
Common name: BRODIAEA - DOUGLAS'
Scientific name: BRODIAEA DOUGLASII
Common name:
Scientific name: BRODIAEA HOWELLII
Common name:
Scientific name: BRODIAEA PULCHELLA
Common name: MARIPOSA TULIP - ROSY FAIRY LANTERN
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS AMOENUS
Common name: LILY - THREE SPOT MARIPOSA
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS APICULATUS
Common name: MARIPOSA TULIP - CLUB-HAIRED
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS CLAVATUS
Common name: ELEGANT CATS EAR
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS ELEGANS
Common name: TWISTED MARIPOSA
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS FLEXUOSA
Common name: MARIPOSA TULIP - KENNEDY'S
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS KENNEDYI
Common name: MARIPOSA TULIP - GOLD NUGGETS
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS LUTEUS
Common name: MARIPOSA TULIP - LYALL
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS LYALLII
Common name: LILY - SEGO
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS MACROCARPUS
Common name: MARIPOSA TULIP - SEGO LILY
Scientific name: CALOCHORTUS NUTTALLII
Common name: CAMASSIA - CUSICK'S
Scientific name: CAMASSIA CUSICKI
Common name: CAMAS - GREAT
Scientific name: CAMASSIA LEICHTLINGI
Common name: CAMAS - COMMON
Scientific name: CAMASSIA QUAMASH
Common name:
Scientific name: CAMASSIA SCILLOIDES
Common name: LILY - QUEEN'S CUP
Scientific name: CLINTONIA UNIFLORA
Common name: RAIN LILY - EVENING STAR
Scientific name: COOPERIA DRUMMONDII
Common name: GIANT RAIN LILY
Scientific name: COOPERIA PEDUNCULATA
Common name: FAIRY BELL - OREGON
Scientific name: DISPORUM HOOKERI OREGANUM
Common name: BLUEDICKS
Scientific name: DICHELOSTEMMA PULCHELLUM PAUCIFLORUM
Common name: FAIRYBELL - SMITH'S
Scientific name: DISPORUM SMITHII
Common name: DISPORUM - ROUGH FRUITED
Scientific name: DISPORUM TRACHYCARPUM
Common name: LILY - WHITE TROUT
Scientific name: ERYTHRONIUM ALBIDUM
Common name: TROUT LILY - TEXAS
Scientific name: ERYTHRONIUM ALBIDUM TEXAS
Common name: LILY - YELLOW TROUT
Scientific name: ERYTHRONIUM AMERICANUM
Common name: LAMB'S TONGUE
Scientific name: ERYTHRONIUM GRANDIFLORUM
Common name:
Scientific name: ERYTHRONIUM MONTANUM
Common name: LILY - CHECKER
Scientific name: FRITILLARIA AFFINIS
Common name: LILY - CHOCOLATE TWO FLOWER
Scientific name: FRITILLARIA BIFLORA
Common name: LILY - CHOCOLATE
Scientific name: FRITILLARIA CAMSCHATCENSIS
Common name: LILY - CROWN IMPERIAL
Scientific name: FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS
Common name: YELLOW BELL
Scientific name: FRITILLARIA PUDICA
Common name: LILY - STAR
Scientific name: LEUCOCRINUM MONTANUM
Common name: LILY - COLUMBIA
Scientific name: LILIUM COLUMBIANUM
Common name: LILY
Scientific name: LILIUM HUMBOLDTII
Common name: CAROLINA LILY
Scientific name: LILIUM MICHAUXII
Common name: LILY - MICHIGAN
Scientific name: LILIUM MICHIGANENSE
Common name: LILY - PANTHER
Scientific name: LILIUM PARDALINUM
Common name: LILLY - PRAIRIE
Scientific name: LILIUM PHILADELPHICUM PHILADELPHICUM
Common name: LILY - WOOD
Scientific name: LILIUM PHILADELPHICUM ANDINUM
Common name: LILY - SWEET ALPINE
Scientific name: LLOYDIA SEROTINA
Common name: LILY OF THE VALLEY - FALSE
Scientific name: MAIANTHEMUM CANADENSE
Common name: FALSE LILY OF VALLEY
Scientific name: MAIANTHEMUM DILATATUM
Common name: GARLIC - FALSE
Scientific name: NOTHOSCORDUM BIVALVE
Common name: SOLOMON'S SEAL
Scientific name: POLYGONATUM BIFLORUM
Common name: GREAT SOLOMON SEAL
Scientific name: POLYGONATUM COMMUTATUM
Common name: SOLOMON'S SEAL - EURASIAN
Scientific name: POLYGONATUM MULTIFLORUM
Common name: SOLOMON'S SEAL - FALSE
Scientific name: SMILACINA RACEMOSA
Common name: SOLOMON'S SEAL - STAR FLOWERED
Scientific name: SMILACINA STELLATA
Common name: BRISTLY GREENBRIAR
Scientific name: SMILAX BONA-NOX
Common name: CARRION FLOWER
Scientific name: SMILAX HERBACEA
Common name: GREENBRIER - HISPID
Scientific name: SMILAX TAMNOIDES
Common name: GREENBRIER - HISPID
Scientific name: SMILAX TAMNOIDES HISPIDA
Common name: STENANTHIUM
Scientific name: STENANTHIUM OCCIDENTALE
Common name: TWISTED STALK
Scientific name: STREPTOPUS AMPLEXIFOLIUS
Common name: TWISTED STALK LILY - ROSY
Scientific name: STREPTOPUS ROSEUS
Common name: TWISTED STALK
Scientific name: STREPTOPUS STREPTOPOIDES
Common name: ASPHODEL - STICKY
Scientific name: TOFIELDIA GLUTINOSA
Common name: TRILLIUM - RED
Scientific name: TRILLIUM ERECTUM
Common name: TRILLIUM - DROOPING
Scientific name: TRILLIUM FLEXIPES
Common name: TRILLIUM - WHITE OR LARGE
Scientific name: TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM
Common name: TRILLIUM - WESTERN WHITE
Scientific name: TRILLIUM OVATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: TRILLIUM OVATUM "RED FORM"
Common name: TOADSHADE
Scientific name: TRILLIUM RECURVATUM
Common name: TRILLIUM - PRAIRIE
Scientific name: TRILLIUM RECURVATUM FORM
Common name: TRILLIUM - RELICT
Scientific name: TRILLIUM RELIQUUM
Common name: TRILLIUM - PAINTED
Scientific name: TRILLIUM UNDULATUM
Common name: TAPER TIP TRILLIUM
Scientific name: TRILLIUM VIRIDESCENS
Common name: BELLWORT - LARGE FLOWERED
Scientific name: UVULARIA GRANDIFLORA
Common name: BELLWORT - SESSILE LEAVED
Scientific name: UVULARIA SESSILIFOLIA
Common name: HELLEBORE - FALSE
Scientific name: VERATRUM CALIFORNICUM
Common name: HELLEBORE - FALSE
Scientific name: VERATRUM SPECIOSUM
Common name: LILLY - CORN
Scientific name: VERATRUM VIRIDE
Common name: BEARGRASS
Scientific name: XEROPHYLLUM TENAX
Common name: CAMAS - DEATH
Scientific name: ZIGADENUS ELEGANS
Common name: POISON - CAMAS
Scientific name: ZIGADENUS NUTTALLII
Common name: DEATH CAMAS
Scientific name: ZIGADENUS VENENOSUS