Scientific Classification of Basil and Sunflower

Basil and Sunflower Kingdom

The scientific classification of Basil and Sunflower 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 Sunflower kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Basil and Sunflower Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Basil and Sunflower family is a major factor of Basil and Sunflower 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 Sunflower belongs to the family Asteraceae.

Basil and Sunflower Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Basil and Sunflower genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Basil and Sunflower, 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 Heilanthus. Basil tribe is Not Available and Sunflower tribe is Heliantheae. Basil clade is Asterids and order is Lamiales whereas Sunflower clade is Not Available and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Basil subfamilies are, Not Available and Sunflower subfamilies are Helianthodeae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Basil and Sunflower and other products also.