Scientific Classification of Butternut Squash and Cucumber

Butternut Squash and Cucumber Kingdom

The scientific classification of Butternut Squash and Cucumber 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. Butternut Squash and Cucumber kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Butternut Squash and Cucumber Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Butternut Squash and Cucumber family is a major factor of Butternut Squash and Cucumber 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. Butternut Squash belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and Cucumber belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Butternut Squash and Cucumber Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Butternut Squash and Cucumber genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Butternut Squash and Cucumber, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cucurbita and other plant's genus is Cucumis. Butternut Squash tribe is Not Available and Cucumber tribe is Melothrieae. Butternut Squash clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Violales whereas Cucumber clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Cucurbitales. Every plant have subfamilies. Butternut Squash subfamilies are, Papilionoideae and Cucumber subfamilies are Cucurbitoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Butternut Squash and Cucumber and other products also.