Scientific Classification of Duckweed and Switchgrass

Duckweed and Switchgrass Kingdom

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

Duckweed and Switchgrass Family

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

Duckweed and Switchgrass Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Duckweed and Switchgrass genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Duckweed and Switchgrass, 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 Panicum. Duckweed tribe is Lemneae and Switchgrass tribe is Paniceae. Duckweed clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales whereas Switchgrass clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Cyperales. Every plant have subfamilies. Duckweed subfamilies are, Lemnoideae and Switchgrass subfamilies are Panicoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Duckweed and Switchgrass and other products also.