Scientific Classification of Cereus and Elkhorn

Cereus and Elkhorn Kingdom

The scientific classification of Cereus and Elkhorn 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. Cereus and Elkhorn kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Cereus and Elkhorn Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Cereus and Elkhorn family is a major factor of Cereus and Elkhorn 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. Cereus belongs to the family Cactaceae and Elkhorn belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.

Cereus and Elkhorn Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Cereus and Elkhorn genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cereus and Elkhorn, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Selenicereus and other plant's genus is Euphorbia. Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae and Elkhorn tribe is Euphorbieae. Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Elkhorn clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cereus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Elkhorn subfamilies are Euphorbioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cereus and Elkhorn and other products also.