Scientific Classification of Chives and Dianthus

Chives and Dianthus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Chives and Dianthus 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. Chives and Dianthus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Chives and Dianthus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Chives and Dianthus family is a major factor of Chives and Dianthus 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. Chives belongs to the family Liliaceae and Dianthus belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae.

Chives and Dianthus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Chives and Dianthus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Chives and Dianthus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Allium and other plant's genus is Dianthus. Chives tribe is Not Available and Dianthus tribe is Caryophylleae. Chives clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Asparagales whereas Dianthus clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Chives subfamilies are, Allioideae and Dianthus subfamilies are Caryophylloideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Chives and Dianthus and other products also.