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   MONOCOT   (MONOCOTYLEDONEAE)
Order   LILIES + ALLIES   (LILIIFLORA)
Family   IRISES   (IRIDACEAE)
Subfamily   IRIS - NATIVE NORTH AMERICA   (IRIDACEA - NEARCTIC)
Species 
Common name: PURPLE PLEAT LEAF
Scientific name: ALOPHIA DRUMMONDII
Common name: IRIS - DWARF
Scientific name: IRIS CRISTATA
Common name: IRIS
Scientific name: IRIS DOUGLASIANA
Common name: IRIS - LOUISIANA
Scientific name: IRIS HEXAGONA
Common name: IRIS - LAKE
Scientific name: IRIS LACUSTRIS
Common name: IRIS - ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Scientific name: IRIS MISSOURIENSIS
Common name: IRIS - ALASKAN WHITE
Scientific name: IRIS SETOSA
Common name: IRIS
Scientific name: IRIS TENAX
Common name: IRIS
Scientific name: IRIS TRIDENTATA
Common name: IRIS - DWARF
Scientific name: IRIS VERNA
Common name: IRIS - LARGE BLUE FLAG
Scientific name: IRIS VERSICOLOR
Common name: IRIS - SOUTHERN BLUE FLAG
Scientific name: IRIS VIRGINICA
Common name: FLOWER - SHELL
Scientific name: NEMASTYLIS GEMINIFLORA
Common name: BLUE-EYED GRASS - WHITE
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM ALBIDUM
Common name: BLUE EYED GRASS - POINTED
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM
Common name:
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM ALBA
Common name:
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM BELLUM
Common name: BLUE EYED GRASS - PRAIRIE
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM CAMPESTRE
Common name: GRASS - BLUE EYED
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM ENSIGNERUM
Common name:
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM IDAHOENSE
Common name: SATIN FLOWER
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM INFLATUM
Common name:
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM INFLATUM ALBUM
Common name: BLUE EYED GRASS - ANNUAL
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM ROSULATUM
Common name: BLUE-EYED GRASS - WESTERN
Scientific name: SISYRINCHIUM SEPTENTRIONALE