Scientific Classification of Catnip and Japanese Poppy

Catnip and Japanese Poppy Kingdom

The scientific classification of Catnip and Japanese Poppy 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. Catnip and Japanese Poppy kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Catnip and Japanese Poppy Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Catnip and Japanese Poppy family is a major factor of Catnip and Japanese Poppy 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. Catnip belongs to the family Lamiaceae and Japanese Poppy belongs to the family Papaveraceae.

Catnip and Japanese Poppy Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Catnip and Japanese Poppy genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Catnip and Japanese Poppy, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Nepeta and other plant's genus is Papaver. Catnip tribe is Mentheae and Japanese Poppy tribe is Papaver. Catnip clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Lamiales whereas Japanese Poppy clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Ranunculales. Every plant have subfamilies. Catnip subfamilies are, Nepetoideae and Japanese Poppy subfamilies are Paperveroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Catnip and Japanese Poppy and other products also.