Scientific Classification of Cactus and Pencil Plant
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Euphorbiales
Family
Cactaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Not Available
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Not Available
Euphorbieae
Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
Not Available
Cactus and Pencil Plant Kingdom
The scientific classification of Cactus and Pencil Plant 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. Cactus and Pencil Plant kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Cactus and Pencil Plant Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cactus and Pencil Plant family is a major factor of Cactus and Pencil Plant 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. Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Pencil Plant belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.
Cactus and Pencil Plant Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Cactus and Pencil Plant genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cactus and Pencil Plant, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Not Available and other plant's genus is Euphorbia. Cactus tribe is Not Available and Pencil Plant tribe is Euphorbieae. Cactus clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Pencil Plant clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Euphorbiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae and Pereskioideae and Pencil Plant subfamilies are Euphorbioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cactus and Pencil Plant and other products also.