Scientific Classification of Duckweed and Alternanthera

Duckweed and Alternanthera Kingdom

The scientific classification of Duckweed and Alternanthera 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. Duckweed and Alternanthera kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Duckweed and Alternanthera Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Duckweed and Alternanthera family is a major factor of Duckweed and Alternanthera 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. Duckweed belongs to the family Lemnaceae and Alternanthera belongs to the family Amaranthaceae.

Duckweed and Alternanthera Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Duckweed and Alternanthera genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Duckweed and Alternanthera, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Lemna and other plant's genus is Alternanthera. Duckweed tribe is Lemneae and Alternanthera tribe is Not Available. Duckweed clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales whereas Alternanthera clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Duckweed subfamilies are, Lemnoideae and Alternanthera subfamilies are Gomphrenoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Duckweed and Alternanthera and other products also.