Scientific Classification of Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus

Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus 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. Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus family is a major factor of Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus 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. Devils Backbone belongs to the family Crassulaceae and Christmas Cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Euphorbia and other plant's genus is Schlumbergera. Devils Backbone tribe is Euphorbieae and Christmas Cactus tribe is Not Available. Devils Backbone clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Malpighiales whereas Christmas Cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Devils Backbone subfamilies are, Euphorbioideae and Christmas Cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Devils Backbone and Christmas Cactus and other products also.