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   OLIVE AND GENTIAN AND ALLIES   (CONTORTAE)
Family   MILKWEED   (ASCLEPIADACEAE)
Subfamily   STEM SUCCULENTS   (STAPELIEAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CARALLUMA CRENULATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CARALLUMA DEFLERSIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: CARALLUMA SHADBANA
Common name:
Scientific name: CARALLUMA TURNERI
Common name:
Scientific name: ECHIDNOPSIS CHRYSANTHA
Common name:
Scientific name: EDITHCOLEA GRANDIS
Common name:
Scientific name: HOODIA GORDONAE
Common name:
Scientific name: HUERNIA CLAVIGERA
Common name: COCKLEBUR
Scientific name: HUERNIA PILLANSII
Common name:
Scientific name: HUERNIA PRIMULINA
Common name:
Scientific name: HUERNIA SCHNEIDERIANA
Common name: OWL EYES OR LITTLE
Scientific name: HUERNIA ZEBRINA
Common name:
Scientific name: PIARANTHUS PILLANSII INCONSTAN
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA BERLINENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA COMPARABILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA DECARYI
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA ERECTIFLORA
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA GARIEPENSIS
Common name: STAPELIA - GIANT
Scientific name: STAPELIA GIGANTE
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA LEENDERTZIAE
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA MARGARETIFERA
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA NOBILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA PARVIPUNCTA
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA REVOLUTA
Common name: TOAD CACTUS OR STARFISH CACTUS.
Scientific name: STAPELIA VARIEGATA
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA VARIEGATA
Common name:
Scientific name: STAPELIA VARIEGATA
Common name:
Scientific name: TAVARESIA GRANDIFLORA