Scientific Classification of Corn and Foxtail Barley

Corn and Foxtail Barley Kingdom

The scientific classification of Corn and Foxtail Barley 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. Corn and Foxtail Barley kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Corn and Foxtail Barley Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Corn and Foxtail Barley family is a major factor of Corn and Foxtail Barley 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. Corn belongs to the family Poaceae and Foxtail Barley belongs to the family Poaceae.

Corn and Foxtail Barley Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Corn and Foxtail Barley genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Corn and Foxtail Barley, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Zea and other plant's genus is Hordeum. Corn tribe is Andropogoneae and Foxtail Barley tribe is Hordeeae. Corn clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Poales whereas Foxtail Barley clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Cyperales. Every plant have subfamilies. Corn subfamilies are, Panicoideae and Foxtail Barley subfamilies are Pooideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Corn and Foxtail Barley and other products also.