Scientific Classification of Boxberry and Old Man Cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Tracheophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Ericales
  
Caryophyllales
  
Family
Ericaceae
  
Cactaceae
  
Genus
Gaultheria
  
Cephalocereus
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Gaultherieae
  
Pachycereeae
  
Subfamily
Vaccinioideae
  
Cactoideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Boxberry and Old Man Cactus Kingdom
The scientific classification of Boxberry and Old Man Cactus 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. Boxberry and Old Man Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Boxberry and Old Man Cactus Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Boxberry and Old Man Cactus family is a major factor of Boxberry and Old Man Cactus 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. Boxberry belongs to the family Ericaceae and Old Man Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
Boxberry and Old Man Cactus Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Boxberry and Old Man Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Boxberry and Old Man Cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Gaultheria and other plant's genus is Cephalocereus. Boxberry tribe is Gaultherieae and Old Man Cactus tribe is Pachycereeae. Boxberry clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Old Man Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Boxberry subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Old Man Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Boxberry and Old Man Cactus and other products also.