Scientific Classification of Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle

Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle Kingdom

The scientific classification of Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle 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. Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle family is a major factor of Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle 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. Cantaloupe belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and Musk Thistle belongs to the family Asteraceae.

Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cucumis and other plant's genus is Carduus. Cantaloupe tribe is Melothrieae and Musk Thistle tribe is Cynareae. Cantaloupe clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Cucurbitales whereas Musk Thistle clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cantaloupe subfamilies are, Cucurbitoideae and Musk Thistle subfamilies are Carduoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cantaloupe and Musk Thistle and other products also.