Scientific Classification of Chicory and Sourwood

Chicory and Sourwood Kingdom

The scientific classification of Chicory and Sourwood 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. Chicory and Sourwood kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Chicory and Sourwood Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Chicory and Sourwood family is a major factor of Chicory and Sourwood 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. Chicory belongs to the family Asteraceae and Sourwood belongs to the family Ericaceae.

Chicory and Sourwood Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Chicory and Sourwood genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Chicory and Sourwood, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cichorium and other plant's genus is Oxydendrum. Chicory tribe is Cichorieae and Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae. Chicory clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Asterales whereas Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Chicory subfamilies are, Cichorioideae and Sourwood subfamilies are Vaccinioideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Chicory and Sourwood and other products also.