Scientific Classification of Basil and Chives

Basil and Chives Kingdom

The scientific classification of Basil and Chives includes the entire classification chart that includes kingdom, family, clade, tribe etc. A kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank. A taxonomic rank is the level that a living organisms are placed in hierarchical level of arrangement of life forms. All the living organisms are divided into kingdoms. Plant kingdom is a main classification of living organisms that include all plants. There are six kingdoms which are: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, Aschaea/Archaeabacteria and Bacteria Eubacteria. Basil and Chives kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Basil and Chives Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Basil and Chives family is a major factor of Basil and Chives Scientific Classification. Plant family helps you narrow the search of your plants. It also gives you idea about, how the plant looks, how the seed will be like etc. These two plant families can be different or same. Basil belongs to the family Lamiaceae and Chives belongs to the family Liliaceae.

Basil and Chives Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Basil and Chives genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Basil and Chives, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Ocimum and other plant's genus is Allium. Basil tribe is Not Available and Chives tribe is Not Available. Basil clade is Asterids and order is Lamiales whereas Chives clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Asparagales. Every plant have subfamilies. Basil subfamilies are, Not Available and Chives subfamilies are Allioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Basil and Chives and other products also.