Scientific Classification of Cereus and Saguaro

Cereus and Saguaro Kingdom

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

Cereus and Saguaro Family

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

Cereus and Saguaro Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Cereus and Saguaro genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Cereus and Saguaro, 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 Carnegiea. Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae and Saguaro tribe is Pachycereeae. Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales whereas Saguaro clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Cereus subfamilies are, Cactoideae and Saguaro subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Cereus and Saguaro and other products also.