Scientific Classification of Common Rush and Heather

Common Rush and Heather Kingdom

The scientific classification of Common Rush and Heather 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. Common Rush and Heather kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Common Rush and Heather Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Common Rush and Heather family is a major factor of Common Rush and Heather 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. Common Rush belongs to the family Juncaceae and Heather belongs to the family Ericaceae.

Common Rush and Heather Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Common Rush and Heather genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Common Rush and Heather, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Juncus and other plant's genus is Calluna. Common Rush tribe is Not Available and Heather tribe is Ericeae. Common Rush clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Poales whereas Heather clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales. Every plant have subfamilies. Common Rush subfamilies are, Not Available and Heather subfamilies are Ericoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Common Rush and Heather and other products also.