Scientific Classification of Cactus and Sunflower

Cactus and Sunflower Kingdom

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

Cactus and Sunflower Family

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

Cactus and Sunflower Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Cactus and Sunflower genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cactus and Sunflower, 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 Heilanthus. Cactus tribe is Not Available and Sunflower tribe is Heliantheae. Cactus clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Sunflower clade is Not Available and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cactus subfamilies are, Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae and Pereskioideae and Sunflower subfamilies are Helianthodeae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cactus and Sunflower and other products also.